Author Archives: Pastore

About Pastore

Maurizio Pastore career encompassed different fields of Information and Communication technology (sw development, network and system management), operating in different vertical markets (manufacturing, telecommunication, public administration). In the last five years he was focused on information security and privacy. Since 2012 he acted as Data Privacy Officer and as Chief Information Security Officer in Liguria Digitale, the Regione Liguria ICT company. From 2016 he is focused on Privacy & Security Services for Liguria Digitale Customers. Nowadays he is the DPO for Azienda Ospedaliera S.Luigi Orbassano, ASL TO4, ASL TO5, AISM, FISM, Città Metropolitana di Genova.

DPO duties and indipendence

In the last version of the Privacy Regulation, the DPO role is not compulsory but an option for Data Controllers. The DPO is mandatory for all organizations of the European Union (agencies). The last version of the Regulation made the certification an option. Organizations willing to be certified should appoint a manager to lead the project… Read More »

The European Data Protection Supervisor opinion on the data protection reform

On August the 6th the EDPS gave his opinion on the data reform. The full text is available at Consilium web site. The EDPS points out five high level requirements: A better deal for citizen: simplicity while: Understanding what is personal information Exercising their rights on personal data All data processing should be both lawful and justified… Read More »