Summary 66% of SMEs don’t consider their business to be vulnerable. Just 16% say that improving their cyber security is a top priority for 2015. 24% think that cyber security is too expensive to implement. 22% admit that they ‘don’t…
Summary Change will make it easier for ICO to issue fines up to £500,000. No longer need to prove a company caused ‘substantial damage or substantial distress’. Effective 6 April 2015. Government also ‘considering’ measures to hold board level executives responsible. Electronic marketing,…
Summary A cookie can last 7,984 years, according to new international privacy study. UK websites place more cookies but give more information than any other country surveyed. Original Author: ICO Original Link: Content An international study led by the UK’s Information…
Summary 5 Tips Issued. More than 250,000 people are employed to deliver community healthcare services in England. Original Author: ICO Original Link: Content The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today published a report looking at how community healthcare providers approach data protection.…
Summary Inviting consumers, businesses and academics to provide it with information on the commercial use of UK consumer data Original Author: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Original Link: Content The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today issued a call for information as…
Summary Data Protection Day 28th January 2015. International Day to Raise Awareness of Data Protection (Privacy). Original Author: Stay Safe Online .org Original Link: Content Data Privacy Day’s goals are to: Raise awareness and educate consumers to better understand how…
Summary New cyber security envoy has been appointed to help British small businesses and first-time exporters promote their business interests across the US. Updated ‘10 Steps to Cyber Security’ guide. New research published shows top UK companies are improving their responses to…
Summary Proposed legislation to close “safe spaces” used by terror organisations. Questions over future legality of services using Encryption in UK. Original Author: Assent Tech Risk Original Link: Content Last week, following the awful terror events in Paris, UK Prime Minister David…
Summary New Standard for Protecting Personal Information in the Cloud. ISO 27018:2014 part of ISO 27000 Family. Extends ISO 27001. Original Author: Robert Clements from Assent Risk Management Original Link: Content Life in the Clouds If you have not come across…
Summary EU Article 29 Working Party. Device fingerprinting techniques DO require consent before being placed on device. Original Author: ICO e-Newsletter January 2015 Original Link: Content The Article 29 Working Party, made up of representatives of 27 EU data protection authorities,…