Research shows only five per cent of IT decision makers have all the necessary data governance strategies in place to be compliant ahead of 25th May 2018 deadline Research from Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, reveals that whilst the majority (54%) of UK businesses expect a data breach in the next […]

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which overhauls a data protection regime dating from 1995, becomes effective across the European Economic Area (EEA), including in the UK, from May 25, 2018. It will apply to all businesses established in the EEA and a large number established outside of the EEA. With large potential fines […]

A group of alleged fraudsters are being prosecuted at the Old Bailey for attempting to claim tax credits using the identities of members of parliament, judges, soldiers and police officers. Personal details were stolen from the membership list of the Civil Service Sports Council and used to fraudulently claim tax credits covering a four-year period. […]

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED that the number of companies fined for data breaches doubled last year as Britain’s privacy watchdog cracked down on organisations for not protecting customer information. As many as 3bn customer records are estimated to be breached this year, according to a new report from Juniper Research. THIS NEWS comes as Virgin […]

In May 2018 a new data protection regime will come into force in the EU – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) together with the Law Enforcement Directive, which applies a similar regime to exchanges of personal data between law enforcement authorities. Both Jersey and Guernsey have committed to implementing into domestic law essentially equivalent […]

On the 10th March 2017, the Italian Data Protection Authority – The Garante – fined five companies more than 11 million euros for unlawful processing of personal data. This decision from the Italian Data Protection Authority demonstrates a willingness from at least one EU data protection agency to levy fines that appear consistent with the GDPR, […]

What is a personal data breach? A personal data breach means a breach of security leading to the destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data. This means that a breach is more than just losing personal data. Example: A hospital could be responsible for a personal data breach if a patient’s […]