data protection

85% of organisations likely to miss out on GDPR deadline

As the deadline to comply with the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) looms, new research has revealed that 85 per cent of businesses in Europe and the US will not be ready on time. Read full story. 
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 18th May 2018
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CPS fined £325,000 after losing victim interview videos

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been fined £325,000 by the ICO after they lost unencrypted DVDs containing recordings of police interviews. The DVDs contained recordings of interviews with 15 victims of child sex abuse, to be used at the trial. This is the second penalty imposed on the CPS following the loss of sensitive […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 17th May 2018
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Worcester Bosch admits data breach affecting ‘tens of thousands’

British boiler-maker Worcester Bosch has suffered a data breach that has inadvertently revealed the home addresses of “tens of thousands” of customers. A “systems issue” on Sunday morning caused multiple emails with addresses and names of customers to be sent out by accident. Read full story. 
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 14th May 2018
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IBM workers banned from using USB sticks

Staff at IBM have been banned from using removable memory devices such as USB sticks, SD cards and flash drives. The possibility of “financial and reputational” damage if staff lost or misused the devices prompted the decision, reported The Register. Instead, IBM staff who need to move data around will be encouraged to do so via […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 14th May 2018
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Raising the bar – consent under the GDPR

We’ve already tackled some myths around consent when it comes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and you’ll be pleased to hear we’ve now published our final detailed guidance on consent to help you on your GDPR journey. This follows the guidance issued by the European Group of Data Protection Authorities, the Article 29 […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 9th May 2018
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HMRC warns on tax refund scams

HMRC is calling on people to stay vigilant in the fight against fraudsters, who are using email and text messages to scam them out of their savings. The tax authority is currently processing tax refunds after the end of the 2017 to 2018 tax year. However, criminals are taking advantage of this by sending out […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 9th May 2018
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Durham Sixth Form Centre paid ransom after cyber-attack

A school paid out £1,500 in ransom money after it fell victim to a cyber-attack, the BBC has learned. Durham Sixth Form Centre was hit in the run-up to exams in April 2017 when a computer virus encrypted college files which contained students’ work. The County Durham school confirmed it had made the payment and that […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 9th May 2018
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