Ryerson, Deloitte partner to offer privacy certification

Protecting the personal and confidential data of customers, employees and business partners is becoming an increasingly challenging task. Organizations want to innovate and adopt new technologies to drive insights and better decision-making for trending and analysis, and they need to differentiate themselves in an extremely competitive marketplace where speed-to-market is an imperative. At the same time, they must comply with stringent privacy regulations that can vary in each jurisdiction where they operate.

Add to those challenges the emergence of an environment in which knowledge workers feel the need to share information more readily — increasing the likelihood of security and privacy breaches — and newly fluid organizational boundaries that make it difficult to track how, where and by whom information is being stored, managed and accessed.

In this complex electronic business environment, determining how to best protect the privacy of those who have entrusted you with their personal information can be a formidable undertaking.

Certifiably trustworthy

That’s where Privacy by Design comes in. It’s an internationally recognized framework based on the premise that privacy should be proactively embedded into the design, operation and management of IT systems, networked infrastructure and business practices. And thanks to a new partnership between Deloitte and Ryerson University, you can take that to the next level: certification.

Having your privacy practices verified by an independent party not only demonstrates your commitment to privacy but also gives you a strong competitive advantage.