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The document outlines the distinctions between data privacy, data security, and data protection, emphasizing their roles in data governance. Data privacy focuses on compliance and ethical handling, data security provides technical safeguards against unauthorized access, and data protection ensures data recovery and loss prevention. Real-world examples illustrate the consequences of failures in these areas, highlighting the need for organizations to prioritize user trust and resilience beyond mere compliance.

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Data_Privacy_vs_Data_Security_vs_Data_Protection_1742648195

The document outlines the distinctions between data privacy, data security, and data protection, emphasizing their roles in data governance. Data privacy focuses on compliance and ethical handling, data security provides technical safeguards against unauthorized access, and data protection ensures data recovery and loss prevention. Real-world examples illustrate the consequences of failures in these areas, highlighting the need for organizations to prioritize user trust and resilience beyond mere compliance.

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Data Privacy vs.

Data Security vs.


Data Protection
A Detailed Guide to Understanding the Difference Between Data
Privacy vs. Data Security vs. Data Protection.

Authored By: Khushi Malhotra


Defining the Three Key
Concepts
Data Privacy – The Compliance Pillar
Data Security – The Technical Backbone
Data Protection – The
Last Line of Defense
How Privacy, Security & Protection Work Together
Privacy + Security → Prevents unauthorized data use & access

Security + Protection → Ensures secure storage & recovery

Privacy + Protection → Retains compliance while ensuring


availability

All Three Together → Complete Data Governance


Real-World Breaches – What Went Wrong?

🛑 Facebook (Privacy Violation) – Shared user


data without consent (Cambridge Analytica).

🛑 Equifax (Security Breach) – Unpatched


software exposed financial data.

🛑 Maersk (Data Loss) – Ransomware attack


disrupted operations due to no backups.
Compliance &
Regulatory
Landscape
Conclusion

🔹 Privacy ensures ethical data


handling & compliance.
🔹 Security prevents unauthorized
access & breaches.
🔹 Protection safeguards data from
loss & ensures recovery.

Go beyond compliance—build trust & resilience.


Thank you !
Organizations must go beyond compliance -prioritize
user trust & data resilience.

Authored By: Khushi Malhotra

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