University of Agder
€12,700
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Decision Date
September 4, 2024
Authority
Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet)
NO
Sector
Public Sector and Education
Country
NO
Law
GDPRStatus
FINALDescription
The Norwegian DPA has fined the University of Agder (UiA) EUR 12,700. An employee of UiA had discovered that documents containing personal data of employees, students and external individuals were stored in open Microsoft Teams foldersand that employees with no business need were able to access them. During its investigation, the DPA found that UiA had failed to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data.
Legal Citations
Art. 32Art. 24
Issues & Violations
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security