Data Protection Explained by Steve Wright

Data Protection Explained by Steve Wright

Strengthen data protection, reduce enterprise risk and deliver confident, compliant decision making across your organization.

Data Protection Explained is a strategic guide for mid to senior data, risk and cybersecurity professionals who need proven tools for governing information, safeguarding reputation and enabling innovation at scale. Written by Steve Wright, an accomplished privacy leader with over thirty years' experience, this executive resource equips you to build informed, future-ready programmes that mitigate legal, operational and financial risk exposure while supporting growth.

Drawing on real-world examples from global organizations, this handbook provides the strategic models and structures required to elevate data protection from a compliance activity to a value-driving capability. You'll learn how to:

- Establish governance, culture and leadership alignment for enterprise-wide data protection
- Apply data risk frameworks and run DPIAs that inform strategic and financial decisions
- Strengthen breach response, third-party oversight and operational resilience
- Use emerging technologies, including AI, to enhance protection and deliver measurable results

With frameworks, checklists, sample policies and guidance you can apply immediately, Data Protection Explained helps leaders modernize their approach and deliver long-term organizational impact.

Themes include: data governance, enterprise risk, privacy strategy, regulatory compliance, AI-enabled protection, operational resilience, cybersecurity

"A timely and practical guide for DPOs navigating the growing intersection of privacy, AI, cyber risk and organizational accountability"

Steve Wright is an accomplished data protection and privacy professional with over thirty years' experience. He previously served as the Data Protection Officer at the Bank of England and John Lewis and as the Chief Privacy Officer for Unilever. He is the Data Protection Officer for the UK Finance and is the Founder of PICCASO.Org, a special interest group serving privacy, data protection, AI and security professionals globally. He is based in London, UK.

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ISBN 13	9781398629172
ISBN 10	1398629170
Title	Data Protection Explained
Author	Steve Wright
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Kogan Page Ltd
Year published	2026-11-03
Number of pages	344
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