Tag: personal data
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Unsecured database exposes sensitive data on thousands of British consultancy firms and professionals
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Passport scans and other personal data was stored on an Amazon Web Services S3 bucket by a company called CHS Consulting. Read via Computing.
Read MoreDay 9 of the #AdventAdventCalendar – can you be sure that everyone dressed like Santa is Santa?
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Protection by design – With contribution from Mike Gillespie.
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
Protection by design Data protection is not a new concept, but the EU’s decision to adopt legislation that applies equally across all 31 countries of the EU and EEA brings with it a whole new set of challenges. We explain the most important actions you need to take right now to begin your route to […]
Read MoreDenmark’s Unencrypted Health Information Breach
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Advent IM Security Consultant, Del Brazil It has been reported recently that health information pertaining to Denmark’s entire population, numbered at approximately 15 million, has been compromised in that unencrypted CDs were received by an unintended/unauthorised recipient. Datatilsynet, Denmark’s Data Protection authority reported that the breach occurred in 2015 and was linked to 2 unencrypted […]
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