Organisations often confuse optimism with due diligence – until the horse bolts. Although the term ‘due diligence’ appears constantly in ethical frameworks, contracts, audits, procurement documents and compliance discussions, many people still struggle to define what it means in practice. Asking a few hard questions sometimes helps, but real due diligence requires organisations to take
For small businesses, good data privacy starts with visibility — knowing what information is held, where it travels, and who can access it as systems and teams grow over time.
