PENRHOS COLLEGE
312 awful lot of quick learning around that breach that I ’ ve introduced to Penrhos to prevent us from having those sorts of issues in the future .” Education about data security and its importance , he states , is key in determining these safe practices . “ There is a lot of human error in everything that happens . No matter what industry you ’ re in , people make mistakes . But it ’ s making sure you ’ ve got the right processes and governances in place to capture the mistake , learn from the mistake , and make sure the mistake doesn ’ t happen again .” He uses this mindset not only internally , but when outsourcing as well . When searching for cloud-based solutions to store sensitive data , Mullally insists all potential vendors go through an information security checklist . “ It ’ s very onerous , but if the third party can respond positively to the questions , as it aligns with the NIST framework , it will help me filter out which third parties take information security seriously and which don ’ t .” This sort of documentation is mutually beneficial . The school ensures its information
NOVEMBER 2019