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Data Protection and Cybersecurity Essentials
This lecture covers notable data breaches and cyber attacks in the non-profit sector, the impact of cyber attacks on vulnerable communities, legal requirements such as GDPR and the Federal Act on Data Protection, challenges for the future, incident response plans, communication strategies, data assessment, cybersecurity ecosystem, and the importance of cyber insurance. It also discusses the cybersecurity technical skills gap, the sophistication of threats like phishing, the importance of cybersecurity education, and the Swiss government's strategic activities in cybersecurity.