Data Protection Explained

Protect critical data and build organizational trust with this practical guide to building a data protection programme for data, risk, cybersecurity and privacy professionals. Strengthen data protection, reduce enterprise risk and deliver confident, compliant decision making across your organization.Data Protection Explained is a strategic guide for mid to senior data, risk and cybersecurity professionals who need proven tools for governing information, safeguarding reputation and enabling innovation at scale. Written by Steve Wright, an accomplished privacy leader with over thirty years' experience, this executive resource equips you to build informed, future-ready programmes that mitigate legal, operational and financial risk exposure while supporting growth. Drawing on real-world examples from global organizations, this handbook provides the strategic models and structures required to elevate data protection from a compliance activity to a value-driving capability. You'll learn how to: - Establish governance, culture and leadership alignment for enterprise-wide data protection- Apply data risk frameworks and run DPIAs that inform strategic and financial decisions- Strengthen breach response, third-party oversight and operational resilience- Use emerging technologies, including AI, to enhance protection and deliver measurable results With frameworks, checklists, sample policies and guidance you can apply immediately, Data Protection Explained helps leaders modernize their approach and deliver long-term organizational impact. Themes include: data governance, enterprise risk, privacy strategy, regulatory compliance, AI-enabled protection, operational resilience, cybersecurity