Risk Assess Yourself

With the threat of £500,000 fines from the ICO, its now more important than ever to ensure your business' confidential information is as secure as possible. 

However, just how secure is your information? Run through our quick risk assessment survey below; you maybe surprised at the results...

1. Do you process any of the following?

• Invoices and receipts
• HR, payroll and/or patient information
• Customer details, customer lists and contracts
• Legal documents, company & director reports, and accounts
• Strategy, marketing, design and product plans

2. Look around your office, can you see any of the above forms of confidential information on desks, in general waste bins or left on printers/photocopiers?

Yes or No

3. Are your staff aware of how to dispose of confidential information securely?

Yes or No

4. And, do they use that system all of the time?

Yes or No

5. Is all confidential information kept secure from unauthorised staff and visitors?

Yes or No

6. Is any confidential data held on disc or computer?

Yes or No

7. Are cleaning company staff security checked and vetted?

Yes or No

8. Do you have a confidential shredding services supplier in place?

Yes or No

9. If so, are they accredited with security cleared operatives?

Yes or No

10. Who would be held responsible if this information got into the wrong hands?

Yes or No