Irish organisations are taking greater interest in protecting confidential information in light of stricter breach fines. That's according to security expert John Ryan, who told Silicon Republic that it's not only data protection officials taking interest. "A lot of people are talking about data breaches--not admitting they've had one but becoming more conscious of it before it happens. The Data Protection Commissioner's (DPC) new guidelines around mandatory disclosure for when more than 100 records are lost is one reason, and the other driver is that the DPC's powers have increased and the maximum fine is now €250,000, Ryan said.
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