Mike Gillespie in Professional Security Magazine – Physical Records

We are in the run up to the first anniversary of GDPR [European Union-wide General Data Protection Regulation] and the Data Protection Act (2018) (DPA 18) and now is as good a time as any to review where we are and identify any consistent failings or blind spots, writes Mike Gillespie, the MD Advent IM, […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 18th February 2019
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Employees are major risk to employers’ cyber security, study finds

Employees are still the weak link in the security system, with poor habits that potentially put organisations at risk of critical data and intellectual property loss, and severe legal and reputational repercussions, new research from Microsoft has found. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 18th February 2019
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60,000 EU data breaches filed under GDPR

The EU’s GDPR regulation and its attached fines appears to be encouraging data breach reports with almost 60,000 such reports being filed since the privacy law went into effect in May, but the number of fines imposed lag far behind. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 7th February 2019
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ICO to audit data protection practices at Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance after fining both companies for unlawful marketing messages

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £120,000 to an EU referendum campaign and an insurance company for serious breaches of electronic marketing laws and is set to review how both are complying with data protection laws. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 4th February 2019
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Airbus suffers security breach with personal information stolen

International aerospace juggernaut Airbus that it suffered a security breach which affected its commercial aircraft business. The breach “resulted in unauthorised access of data”, according to Airbus, which included some personal information that was mostly [contained to] professional contact and IT identification details of some Airbus employees in Europe. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 31st January 2019
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New Crossword for Data Protection Day 2019

We noticed that last year’s Data Protection Day GDPR crossword is still in use, so we thought we would offer you a new one this year… Download ANSWERS TOMORROW SO CHECK BACK….

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 28th January 2019
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Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s annual report, 2017 to 2018 published

Today (22 January) the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s fifth annual report was laid before Parliament. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 22nd January 2019
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UK hit with 30m cyberattacks in just three months

Almost 30 million cyberattacks were carried out in the United Kingdom in the fourth quarter of last year. This is according to a new report by Kaspersky Lab, based on an analysis of threats between October and December 2018 in the country. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 21st January 2019
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Nearly 70% of UK Firms Hit by a Cyber-Attack in 2018

Over two-thirds of UK firms have fallen victim to a cyber-attack over the past year, with many claiming they don’t get enough guidance from the government on how to combat threats, according to RedSeal. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 10th December 2018
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Former headteacher prosecuted for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal information

A former headteacher has been fined in court for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal data from previous schools where he worked. Darren Harrison of Twickenham, obtained the information from two primary schools were he had worked, and uploaded it to his then current school’s server. As he had no lawful reason to process the personal […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 6th December 2018
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