Home Office pilot scheme failed to assess privacy intrusion of GPS monitoring Government did not provide migrants on the pilot scheme clear information on what data it was collecting and why Information Commissioner says it’s crucial the UK has ‘appropriate…
This self assessment toolkit has been created with small organisations in mind. It will be most helpful to small to medium sized organisations from the private, public and third sectors. Good information handling makes good business sense. You’ll enhance your…
These Regulations revoke and replace Article 4(28) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (EUR 2016/679) (UK GDPR) and section 205(1A) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) which relate to the meaning of references to fundamental rights and…
The alleged Sony data breach just got messier. On Monday, relatively new hacking group Ransomed.vc made the lofty claim that it had successfully compromised “all” of the company’s systems, as reported by Cybersecurity Connect. Now a second threat actor has…
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and in particular, generative AI products and their impact on business operations and individuals have dominated conversations both in the legal community and the public at large throughout 2023. Freely available AI services such as…
Many of our Assent Risk Management clients implement ISO 27001, the internationally recognised standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), because it provides a comprehensive framework for safeguarding data. However, ISO 27001 is just the foundation in a family of…
What do you Need to Know When Creating a Data Breach Investigation and Mitigation Checklist? It’s clear that when it comes to tackling data breaches, prevention is far better than cure. A comprehensive defense in depth solution that covers everything…
In a landmark decision by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), TikTok, the popular video-sharing platform, has been ordered to pay €345 million fine, equivalent to approximately $379 million, for breaching the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in…
Ibrahim Hasan looks at the lessons to be learned from the latest data breach involving a police force. The largest police force in the UK, the London Metropolitan Police (also known as the London Met), has fallen victim to a substantial data…
Cyber security is certainly gaining traction at board level, especially since the advent of remote working with the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, high profile ransomware attacks such as that of Royal Mail. The IBM ‘Cost of a Data Breach…