Pinnacles and Pitfalls: The Challenges of a New DPO Role

Tim Burnett - DPO at Sykes Cottages

After 15 years as an information security professional at a large, global consulting and outsource company with multi-national clients, I took the opportunity to move to a small but rapidly growing company with their own challenges around security and compliance and, especially, the protection of personal data.

Just under a year in, this is a review of my experience: the highs and lows; specific challenges and learning experiences, not least the challenges of international data transfers and processing.