
Financial
£500.000: The average organisational cost of a data breach.
With the heightened media attention and awareness surrounding corporate data security breaches, it’s more important than ever to consider your organisation’s policies concerning the protection of visual privacy.
2014 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis,” Ponemon Institute/IBM, May 2014”
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Visual Hacking Key Risk Areas in Finance
Financial organisations know the value of customer data privacy. In order to remain compliant with data protection laws and to protect sensitive financial information, banks and financial offices should ensure visual privacy in a number of key areas.
Key Risk Areas
- Reception and high-traffic public areas
- Open office floor plans
- Cash machines
- Cashier workstations
- Shared workspaces
- Offices near windows
- Devices used by mobile employees

Government
650%: Increase in cyber-security breaches reported by public departments.
Government employees view sensitive digital data on display screens every day, and as cyber-security risks increase and mobile use becomes more frequent, preventing visual data breaches becomes an increasingly growing challenge.
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Compliance with the Data Protection Act is vital.
Visual Hacking Key Risk Areas in Government
Government employees must be especially vigilant at keeping the public’s information private. From government buildings and offices, to commuters and workers on the go, there are a number of areas that are particularly susceptible to visual hacking.
Key Risk Areas
- Receptions and public areas
- Open office floor plans
- Open cubicles
- Shared workspaces
- Offices near windows
- Computerised testing areas
- Devices used by mobile employees

Legal
Fines for Breaching Regulations.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest. It has the power to fine legal firms up to £500,000 for data protection breaches.
Who Regulates the Legal Sector?
There are a total of eight bodies which regulate solicitors practicing in England and Wales. The two most significant of the representative bodies both in terms of size and influence are the Law Society and the Bar Council.
Visual Hacking Key Risk Areas in Legal
Legal professionals must be especially vigilant at keeping client information private. From offices and courtrooms, to commuters and workers on the go, there are a number of areas that are particularly susceptible to visual hacking.
Key Risk Areas
- Receptions and public areas
- Open office floor plans
- Shared workspaces
- Offices near windows
- Courtrooms
- Devices used by mobile employees

Health Care
Fines for Breaching Regulations
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest. It has the power to fine healthcare trusts up to £500,000 for data protection breaches.
Aid your compliance with NHS data protection policies.
3M Privacy Products are an easy solution to supplement your overall compliance with the Data Protection Act. Since they protect patient data from prying eyes, giving peace of mind to patients and practitioners.
Visual Hacking Key Risk Areas in Healthcare
When it comes to managing sensitive patient information and ensuring compliance with regulations, privacy is essential in healthcare organisations. There are a number of key areas in hospitals, clinics and medical practices where employees must be vigilant against visual hacking threats.
Key Risk Areas
- Open areas, corridors and waiting rooms
- Computers-on-Wheels
- Nurse stations and check-in monitors
- Exam rooms
- Offices near windows
- Devices used by mobile employees

Mobile
What’s at stake? Anything and everything.
All it takes is a pair of eyes.
Visual Hacking Key Risk Areas in Mobile Working
It doesn’t take an IT security expert to gain total access to your confidential data, just a pair of eyes. That’s why it’s more important than ever for mobile workers to recognise the increasing threat of visual hacking, and take steps to protect their screens from unauthorised individuals.
Key Risk Areas
- High-traffic areas
- Public areas
- Open spaces
- Cafés, restaurant and bars
- Planes, trains and busses
- Transport hubs

Education
E-assessment Compliance.
Examination conditions for schools and colleges in England and Wales are regulated by the JCQ. Guidelines state that each workstation must be isolated by a minimum space of 1.25 metres, unless the monitors are positioned back-to-back, or separated by dividers, or protected by privacy filters.
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3M Privacy Filters provide easy protection against visual hacking in open-plan areas, and cheating in exams and e-assessments. They are a simple solution for protecting both students and the integrity of your educational institution.
Visual Hacking Key Risk Areas in Education
From admissions and administrative offices to study halls and exam rooms, schools and universities have no shortage of visual hacking risk areas. There are a number of important locations where administrators and teachers need to focus their efforts on increasing visual privacy.
Key Risk Areas
- Receptions and public areas
- Open administrative offices
- Classroom and staff computer screens
- Computer rooms
- E-examination rooms
- Libraries and shared study areas