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ICO hints at Facebook hypocrisy over data protection goals
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Elizabeth Denham asks Facebook to drop appeal after CEO’s call for greater internet regulation. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has responded to Mark Zuckerberg’s call for greater regulation for internet firms, by asking Facebook to drop its appeal over a data protection fine.
Read MoreNSA contractor pleads guilty to data theft
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
A former computer contractor who stole terabytes of data from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has pleaded guilty to taking classified documents. Harold T Martin amassed documents and disk drives at his home, but is not believed to have sold or shared them.
Read MoreICO Invites Applicants to GDPR Sandbox
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched in beta a new service designed to help organizations test innovative new services without fear of running foul of the GDPR.
Read MoreCyber security experts to join UK digital security network
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
The University of Southampton will be part of a new consortium confronting emerging cyber security challenges in the UK. Professor Vladimiro Sassone, Director of Southampton’s Cyber Security Academy, will be part of the new Security, Privacy, Identity and Trust Engagement Network (SPRITE+) which will launch this September.
Read MoreMind the Brexit gap in cyber security
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Leaving the EU could mean a new cyber security regime for the UK – firms need to understand how the changes might affect them. There has long been a strong partnership between the UK and Europe in cyber security.
Read MoreErskine woman sent debt collection letter after data breach
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
A GALLING data breach saw a woman mistakenly sent debt collection letters intended for other people, writes Jack Thomson. Bridgewater Housing Association has been left extremely disappointed by the blunder that it claimed was a one-off and completely out of its hands.
Read MoreToyota announces second security breach in the last five weeks
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Toyota Japan says hackers might have stolen details of 3.1 million Toyota and Lexus car owners.
Read MoreMan charged over Cheshire and Greater Manchester Police cyber-attacks
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
A man has been charged over cyber-attacks which targeted the websites of two police forces. Liam Reece Watts, 19, of Stratford Road in Chorley, Lancashire, faces two counts of unauthorised acts with intent to impair operation of or prevent access to a computer.
Read MoreUnprepared for unknown outcome. Brexit’s impact on data and what needs to be done
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
Businesses need to take action to limit the risk of potential disruption if a no deal were to happen. Some may change their existing relationships with a trusted supply chain introducing greater risk to the business.
Read MoreLong-term security risks’ from Huawei
- by Ellie Hurst
- Uncategorized
The Chinese company Huawei has been strongly criticised in a report by the body overseeing the security of its products in UK telecoms. The report, issued by the National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of GCHQ, says it can provide “only limited assurance that the long-term security risks can be managed in the Huawei […]
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