A recent decision highlights the need to implement reasonable security measures in database servers to safeguard against personal data breaches. On 11 March 2021, Trinity Christian Centre (the “Organisation”) reported a data breach involving ransomware to the Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”). The Organisation sought to expedite proceedings, readily acknowledging the facts and admitting to […]
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Singapore Red Cross Society’s Remedial Measures to address Data Breaches
The following case reiterates the need for a proper password protection policy and periodic security checks to guard against data breaches under Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (“the Act). Singapore Red Cross Society (“Red Cross”) ran a website that permitted the community to schedule appointments to donate blood. To this end, Red Cross kept personal […]