TECHNOLOGY
Mike Bohndiek’s talk at the The Stadium Business Summit in 2017: ‘A technology Shift: West Ham FC’s Move to London Stadium’
the club’s estate to just one contract and one maintenance contract, saving up to 30%,” notes Bohndiek. “We have accumulated savings of over £200,000 in a number of areas, while making a fruitful partnership.” Changing regulations Furthermore, Bohndiek remains acutely aware that changes to existing data privacy laws come into force in April 2018, in light of the dangers facing fan and staff security in the midst of the rising number of cyberattacks and need for enforced security to ensure
confidential data remains sealed. Through a partnership with Foregenix, Bohndiek has been subsequently been behind the development of a new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) strategy at the club, and has closely examined the complexities surrounding the data in which it holds, particularly within the healthcare space. “We are multi-faceted from a data perspective. Areas such as health and medical records, high net worth individuals are outliers and can be targeted for cybercrime at West Ham.
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