# Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Data Protection Authority of Niedersachsen
- Date: 2022-01-01
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-1886
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/48001
- Topics: Security, Controllers, Processing Agreement, Supervisory Authorities, Data Controller

## Summary

The DPA of Niedersachsen imposed a fine of EUR 8,900 on a company. The company had a customer database on the Internet with thousands of entries. During its investigation, the DPA found that the only access protection the company had implemented was a long-form web address but not additional measures such as password-protected access. The controller relied on the fact that the web would not become known.

## Full text

The DPA of Niedersachsen imposed a fine of EUR 8,900 on a company. The company had a customer database on the Internet with thousands of entries. During its investigation, the DPA found that the only access protection the company had implemented was a long-form web address but not additional measures such as password-protected access. The controller relied on the fact that the web would not become known.

GDPR Articles: Art. 32 GDPR
Industry: Not assigned

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