Information Security and Data Protection E-Learning
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Author: Robert Bell
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Level: All
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Study time: 25 mins
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Course overview
In the UK, data protection obligations are set out in the UK General Data Protection Regulation, enforced by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). For financial services firms, good information security also supports compliance with the expectations of the Financial Conduct Authority, particularly around operational resilience, systems and controls, and the fair treatment of customers.
This course delivers the background to the legislation and explores the steps you can take to avoid security breaches.
This course delivers the background to the legislation and explores the steps you can take to avoid security breaches.
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Video time: 8 mins
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Exams: 1
What's included?
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4 Chapters
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1 Certificate
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19 Questions
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5 Videos
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5 Presentations
Preventing Breaches Before They Happen
Information is one of the firm’s most valuable assets — and one of its biggest sources of risk. In financial services, we hold large volumes of personal, financial and commercially sensitive data, making us a prime target for cyber-attacks, fraud, insider threats and accidental data loss.
Strong information security and data protection are not just technical issues — they are core business, legal and regulatory requirements. Firms must be able to demonstrate that data is protected against unauthorised access, loss, misuse and disruption, and that personal information is handled lawfully and responsibly.
What You'll Learn
This course will help you understand:
- What information security and data protection mean in practice
- Your responsibilities when handling data and systems
- How breaches, cyber-attacks and data losses occur
- What to do if something goes wrong
Robert Bell
Compliance Expert, instructor, writer.
ABOUT Robert
Robert Bell has over 17 years of experience in FCA compliance. Graduating with LLB in Law, Robert has a wealth of on-the-ground experience with financial services firms of all types and sizes.
As a compliance consultant, he has supported a number of firms in achieving FCA authorisation and helped organisations weather the storms of the changing compliance landscape over the past two decades.
Working with the CSA, MBL and MALG, he enjoys helping learners and experts alike to build best practice, particularly in newly emerging areas of regulation and law. He is the author of “A Practical Guide to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Consumer Duty – Law Brief Publishing” (2024).
As a compliance consultant, he has supported a number of firms in achieving FCA authorisation and helped organisations weather the storms of the changing compliance landscape over the past two decades.
Working with the CSA, MBL and MALG, he enjoys helping learners and experts alike to build best practice, particularly in newly emerging areas of regulation and law. He is the author of “A Practical Guide to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Consumer Duty – Law Brief Publishing” (2024).