The ICO has published a blog post to ‘clarify how the fees that data controllers have to pay to the ICO are changing’; however the post provided no actual figures for the new fees. Currently organisations who process personal data…
Risk Management Consultancy Assent review recent announcements from UK Digital Minister Matt Hancock: As the Digital Minister, Matt Hancock announces the expected Data Protection Bill which sets out the UK’s approach to the European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR),…
Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 22nd December 2016. Information Security EU Data Retention Ruling goes against UK Government EU judges said communications data could only be retained if it was used to fight serious crime. Managing…
Here’s your Risk Digest for 30th September 2016. ISO Transition ISO9001 & ISO14001 Sooner Rather than Later. Last September was a busy month with both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 revisions being published. However, with a transition deadline of 2018, it’s tempting to delay the…
Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 10th June 2016. Information Security / Cloud / Cyber Security Mitsubishi Outlander hybrid car alarm ‘hacked’ BBC News, 06/06/2016 The alarm on Mitsubishi’s Outlander hybrid car can be turned off via security bugs…
Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 27th May 2016. Information Security / Cloud / Cyber Security Privacy Shield Setback After Officials Demand More Time Android Software Flaw Affects ‘Up To 60 Percent’ Of Devices Microsoft cracks down on ‘terrorism…
In April 2016 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved by MEPs and now enters a two year transition period where member states will begin to adopt the new requirements. The UK Data Protection Act was established in…
EU Data Protection Law Reform. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to replace Data Protection Directive GDPR expected to come in to force from 2018. Increased Penalties & Requirements. Original Author: Assent Risk Management Original Links: European Data Protection Law…