Data breaches ‘major contributor’ to UK fraud

Data breaches are a “major contributor” to fraud experienced in the UK, a new report by a banking industry trade association has said. UK Finance’s ‘fraud the facts 2019’ report said £1.2 billion was successfully stolen “through fraud and scams” in 2018. Personal data stolen from businesses was used to perpetrate much of that fraud, […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 22nd March 2019
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GPs call for action over ‘excessive’ workload linked to GDPR

LMCs have called for a clear set of guidelines about what could be classed as an ‘excessive’ amount of work when responding to subject access requests, which would then enable GP practices to charge for the work involved. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 20th March 2019
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ICO seeks expert input on AI regulation

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has called upon industry leaders to help construct a new framework to audit data protection provisions in artificial intelligence (AI). Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 20th March 2019
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Vote Leave Fined $53,000 in U.K. Over Unlawful Text Messages

Vote Leave, the official pro-Brexit campaign from the 2016 referendum, was fined 40,000 pounds ($53,000) for sending thousands of unsolicited text messages to people in the run-up to the poll in June that year. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 20th March 2019
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Some helpful insight from Ponemon Institute on #DataBreach

The need for quality #leadership in this area comes across very strongly. Plenty of positive outcomes possible with good leadership….

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th March 2019
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Two Birmingham workers fined for data protection breaches

Employees could face a criminal prosecution if they access or share personal data without a valid reason, the Information Commissioner’s Office has warned. The warning came after Birmingham Magistrates’ Court fined two workers in separate cases for breaching data protection laws. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th March 2019
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Brexit complicating already complex data protection

GDPR impact is yet to be felt and data protection is set to become increasingly complex, with Brexit adding even more complexity that could be overwhelming, warns head of international privacy association. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th March 2019
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One third of small businesses have no cyber security strategy, says report

A third of small businesses have no cyber security strategies in place, according to a report from Business In the Community released today. Research for the report shows that 40 per cent of small businesses interviewed had not taken any action in cyber security in the past 12 months. Read full story.

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 18th March 2019
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Brexit complicating already complex data protection

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 15th March 2019
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Millions of cyber attacks on Kew Gardens and museums as hackers target people’s financial data

Four of London’s major tourist attractions have been hit with millions of cyber attacks as people’s financial data is targeted, it was revealed today. Figures show the Natural History Museum, the Imperial War Museum, Kew Gardens and Tate recorded tens of millions of attacks in the past three years. Only a handful succeeded and none […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 15th March 2019
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