Individual EU Countries To Set Their Own Regulation For U.S. Companies Handling of Citizens’ Data Countries Now Able Choose To Suspend The Transfer Of Data To The U.S. Original Author: Assent Risk Management Original Links: The European Court of Justice…
This October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, remember to scan all computerised equipment regularly (at least once a week). How We Can Help We can help you by helping you apply ISO 27001, along with other schemes like ‘the…
Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 come in to force 25th July 2015. Require public sector bodies to make information available for re-use. Follows revised European Directive on re-use of public sector information. Increase accountability and create new opportunities for…
New online cyber security training course to help the procurement profession stay safe online. Freely available online. Recent Report shows “74% of small businesses and 90% of large organisations reported an information security breach in the past year” Original Author: Assent Tech…
Serious Crime Act 2015 Sec 41-44 amends the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Effective 3rd May 2015 Tougher penalties for cyber acts intended to cause “serious damage”. New offence: committing unauthorised acts causing, or creating risk or, serious damage in relation…
Summary Report in collaboration with UK insurance market and top UK companies. Report notes a significant gap in awareness around the use of insurance. Less than 10% of UK companies have cyber insurance protection. Original Author: Cabinet Office and Others Original Links: …
Summary Government creates joint venture with Ark Data Centres Limited. Data Centres to host Government Servers. £105 million boost for taxpayers over 7 years. 3 initial customers are the Department for Work and Pensions, the Home Office and the Highways…
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…