# Bergen Municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet)
- Date: 2020-09-03
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-292
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/46407
- Topics: Data Breaches, Security, Education, Public Authority, IP Address, Personal Data, Public Sector, Human Resources, Law Enforcement, Supervisory Authorities

## Summary

In October 2019, the Data Protection Authority was informed by the Municipality of Bergen about a data breach in connection with the municipality's tool for communication between school and home called 'Vigilo'. This tool contained a module that allowed school and parents to communicate via a portal or app but that had not been secured properly to ensure the protection of personal data against security threats.

## Full text

In October 2019, the Data Protection Authority was informed by the Municipality of Bergen about a data breach in connection with the municipality's tool for communication between school and home called 'Vigilo'. This tool contained a module that allowed school and parents to communicate via a portal or app but that had not been secured properly to ensure the protection of personal data against security threats.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR
Industry: Public Sector and Education

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