Compliance of data continues to trouble many business execs, whether IT focused or not, it is high on the agenda for most organisations. Anyone who has listened to this show in the past will know, while technology only plays a small part in a building an organisations compliance programme, it can play a significant part in their ability to execute it.
A few weeks ago I wrote an article as part of the “Building a modern data platform” series, this article Building a modern data platform “prevention” focussed on how Microsoft Office365 could aide an organisation in preventing the loss of data, either accidental or malicious. This article explains how Microsoft have some excellent, if not well known tools, inside Office365 including a number of predefined templates which when enabled allow us to deploy a range of governance and control capabilities quickly and easily, immediately improving an organisations ability to execute its compliance plans and reduce the risk of data leaks.
This got me to thinking, what else do Microsoft have in their portfolio that people don’t know about? What is their approach to business compliance and can that help organisations to more effectively deliver their compliance plans?
This episode of the podcast explores that exact topic, this is a show I’ve wanted to do for a while and finally have found the right person to help explore Microsoft’s approach and what tools are quickly and easily available to help us deliver robust compliance.
This week’s guest is Stefanie Jacobs, a Technology Solutions Professional at Microsoft, with 18 years’ experience in compliance. Stefanie, who has the fantastic twitter handle of @GDPRQueen, shares with fantastic enthusiasm the importance of compliance, Microsoft’s approach and how their technology is enabling organisations to make compliance a key part of their business strategy.
In this episode we explore all the compliance areas you’d ever want, including the dreaded “fear of the delete button”. Stefanie shares Microsoft’s view of compliance and how it took them a while to realise that security and compliance are different things.
We talk about people, the importance of education and shared responsibility. We also look at the triangle of compliance, people, process and technology. Stefanie explains the importance of terminology and understanding exactly what we mean when we discuss compliance.
We also discuss Microsoft’s 4 steps to developing a compliance strategy, before we delve into some of the technology they have available to help underpin your compliance strategy, especially the security and compliance section of Office365.
We wrap up with a chat on what a regulator looks for when you have had a data breach and also what Joan Collins has to do with compliance!
Finally, Stefanie provides some guidance on the first steps you can take as you develop your compliance strategy.
Stefanie is a great guest, with a real enthusiasm for compliance and how Microsoft can help you deliver your strategy.
To find out more about how Microsoft can help with compliance you can visit both their Service Trust and GDPR Assessment portals.
You can contact Stefanie via email Stefanie.jacobs@microsoft.com as well as follow her on twitter @GDPRQueen.
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