Information is both a shield and a weapon for a business. Organisations worldwide spend millions of dollars to invest in protective services to safeguard their data from data corruption, compromise and loss. 92% of consumers stated that businesses must be proactive in protecting their data. Data security is not only crucial for organisations but also the customers. Mostly, it is the customer data that is at stake. Clients will hence not do business with a company unless they are confident that their data is protected.

A DPO (data protection officer) is an organisational security leadership position responsible for overseeing an enterprise’s comprehensive data protection strategy and implementation procedure. According to the latest GDPR statistics, the need for DPOs has risen by over 700% in recent years and is only expected to increase further. Data protection officers play a vital role in an organisation’s structure by monitoring, automating, and regulating a business’s overall data security state. Read more