Every business gathers personal data. It doesn’t matter if you are a sole trader or multinational company you will store information about the people using your business in some form or another. This data is sensitive in nature and needs to be protected. The personal data from individuals has the potential to be used in a discriminatory and damaging way. As the majority of this data is likely to be stored electronically you need to ensure it is protected from cyber attack. There are many laws in place to protect data and a breach can incur heavy fines. It is really important when gathering personal data from individuals that the…