Protecting Data When Hybrid Working in Ireland

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Protecting Data when Hybrid Working Protect your business from rising cyber threats and equip your hybrid team with the knowledge to safeguard confidential information and comply with the latest data protection regulations. Prepare today to prevent tomorrow’s data breaches.

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Overview

Navigate Data Protection for Hybrid Teams with Confidence

The way we work has changed dramatically in recent years, resulting in a greater dependence on technology to enable effective communication between both in-office and remote employees. We are seeing new advances in AI (Artificial Intelligence) fast developing, creating both positive and negative issues for businesses. Combined, these changes increase the likelihood of data breaches, cyber security threats, and the possibility of confidential information being compromised.

If you have staff within your organisation who work between the office and home, it is crucial that they understand their responsibilities and obligations under GDPR and data protection law. This means that they are better equipped to protect your organisation against a cyber attack.

What's Included

What's included: Protecting Data when Hybrid Working

This course is tailored specifically to Irish law, ensuring your employees gain a deep understanding of their responsibilities under GDPR and data protection legislation while hybrid working.

It is designed to provide your team with practical, actionable knowledge that aligns with the unique challenges faced by modern businesses. Additionally, it equips you with a robust evidence trail to demonstrate compliance to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in the event of a data breach, mitigating risks to your organisation.

Topics covered include:

Why protecting data is important
The law relating to data protection
How to protect data in a hybrid world
How to protect against a cyber attack

Should you have a particular need to brand or tailor any of our courses to your specific requirements, that is no problem at all. We offer a full bespoke service in-house. If you have any questions or queries, please feel free to contact our eLearning Client Executive, Glen Bell - glen@legal-island.com

Background

Understanding GDPR and Hybrid Working: Challenges and Opportunities for Your Business

What is GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is designed to bring controls on how organisations process personal data into line with 21st-century developments, like social media, e-commerce, mobile data, and the cloud.

Fines of up to €20m or 4% of your global turnover could be imposed. If you do not follow the GDPR you will be exposing your organisation to those massive fines and the public relations nightmare that is sure to follow. Your reputation could be ruined.

You can make your systems and contracts GDPR compliant, and you can bring your workforce up to date with all staff training. Data protection compliance training reduces the likelihood of data breaches at work and significantly strengthens your defence when dealing with the DPC.

What is hybrid working?

Hybrid working is a flexible working model which allows employees to work from a range of different locations, hybrid working blends the option of working from home with working in the office, or other public spaces.

Hybrid working can benefit employers and employees alike, it can significantly save office space and reduce resources, whilst helping employees develop a better work/life balance. However, it also presents challenges in relation to potential data protection and cyber security issues.

A hybrid approach brings a greater reliance on technology, this increases your company’s risk of cyber security vulnerabilities. That’s why it is essential for businesses to ensure their cyber security processes are suitable for this new way of working.

Employers need to educate, train and support all their staff, making them fully aware of how their digital behaviour can affect company security. According to a survey by the Ponemon Institute, 65% of business managers said it was easier to protect data when all employees worked in the office.

The Importance of Training

Did you know that Human Error causes 95% of Cyber Security Breaches?

Today’s technology is becoming increasingly more advanced which makes computer systems harder to penetrate. Hackers now rely heavily on human error.

Training is essential as an employee must comply with the law and understand the risks to the organisation’s reputation, the fines the organisation may face and their own personal risk of disciplinary action or even dismissal if they are involved in a data breach.

According to a study by IBM, human error causes 95% of cyber security breaches. Raising all your employee’s awareness through data protection eLearning training will help ensure compliance with the principles of GDPR and reduce the likelihood of data breaches caused by human error.

Who Needs this Training?

Organisations should train all staff on data protection

The DPC advises it is good practice to provide all staff with data protection training on or shortly after starting employment with regular refresher updates throughout their employment.

A recent report, ‘EY Global Information Security Survey 2021’, found that 90% of Irish businesses have seen a rise in cyber-attacks in the last 12 months. In another recent survey (Tipping Point Report 2022), conducted by ‘.IE’, 6 out of 10 Irish small and medium-sized enterprises said they take no particular steps to protect customer data online or do not know how to.

Course Duration

How long does this course take?

The course will take no longer than 45 minutes to complete, including a final assessment. Each member of staff will receive their own personalised certificate upon successful completion.

Key Statistics

Why learn with Legal Island?

We take huge pride in the training we deliver across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Our key statistics show:

97%

of users said they found the courses beneficial for their organisation

96%

of users said they found the courses convenient and easy to use

96%

of users said their knowledge of the compliance topic area improved

96%

of users said they would recommend our eLearning courses to other organisations

750,000+

hours of training and course content delivered

200,000+

employees across the island of Ireland have now benefitted from our services

FAQs

Got a question about Protecting Data When Hybrid Working?

Chances are at this stage you have a couple questions about this course for Northern Irish Employees. If you can’t find your answer below, we encourage you to ask questions directly and you can call us anytime.

Who should participate in data protection training?

What is the duration of this data protection course for employees in Ireland?

When should data protection training be provided to all staff?

Can this course be customised?

How much does this all-staff training cost?

Is this training content tailored specifically to legislation and guidance in Ireland?

How is the training delivered?

Is this course instructor-led or self-paced?

How can I purchase an eLearning course for my staff and get them set up?

I have a workforce across different areas of the UK and Ireland, can you provide training for all of them?

Are certificates provided at the end of the course?

Can I monitor staff activity and completion rates?

What are the benefits of Legal Island’s eLearning training for your organisation?

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We help many of Ireland's leading organisations with their training requirements.

"The comprehensive and easily accessible eLearning courses from Legal Island enabled our organisation to deliver consistent and standardised training across the company. This uniformity enhanced operational efficiency and boosts our employee productivity, as staff members have a clear understanding of policies, procedures, and best practices in various compliance topic areas."

Kellie Whelan HR, Greyhound Racing Ireland

"I was very impressed with the content and quality of the courses, this is exactly what we had hoped for. The courses covered all key areas in a straightforward and understandable manner."

Keith Manson IT Systems & Operations Manager

"Legal Island's eLearning courses have provided our organisation with comprehensive training on various legal and regulatory topics. By ensuring staff members are well-informed and up to date on compliance requirements, this meant that we could minimise the risk of legal issues whilst promoting a culture of compliance within the workforce."

Gillian Loughran Operations and People Management Director, Sixt

"Legal Island's GDPR course is an excellent resource that provides a great starting point to understanding the principles of GDPR. It is logical, cross jurisdictional, and easy to access."

Bernard Delany Director, Human Resources and Organisational Development

"During the unprecedented time of Covid, Legal Island's eLearning training courses enabled us to provide key compliance training to our staff who were and remain working from home."

Jacqueline Manning HR Manager, CPAS

"We wanted to upskill our people managers for managing in the remote environment, and Legal Island's eLearning met all our objectives. Completing the course via eLearning meant our employees could allocate a time that suited them, to complete the training. Legal Island managed the administration, making the process seamless for us."

Imelda Flattery HR Manager, Engineers Ireland

"This eLearning training course was exactly what we needed to ensure our commitment to the Health and Safety of our staff. The training was easy to set up and gave us peace of mind knowing staff are fully informed in advance of returning to work."

Marie Miles Head of HR, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

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