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On 2 April, Google+ will cease to exist for external users. The search giant has cited two main reasons for the move: low user engagement and, more insidiously, software design flaws that allowed “third-party app developers to acce… Continue reading Reputation equals revenue: Why data security and compliance are crucial for ambitious tech companies
Organisations that meet the requirements of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) experience a wide variety of benefits, according to a new Cisco report. The 2019 Data Privacy Benchmark Study demonstrates that GDPR complianc… Continue reading GDPR-compliant organisations reaping the benefits, study finds
It’s an announcement few information security specialists want to make: the organisation has suffered a data breach. The breach itself is bad enough, but now everyone in the office is panicking. Some will grumble about how they’re going to … Continue reading So you’ve suffered a data breach? Here’s what you do next
It is now over eight months since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, affecting all organisations that do business with EU citizens, however small the proportion of overall operations. The frantic last-minute prepa… Continue reading Five lessons we learnt about GDPR in 2018
Since a no-deal Brexit is starting to look more and more likely, the government recently released additional guidance to supplement the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) previous description of the future data protection r… Continue reading GDPR: What will happen after a no-deal Brexit?
A Ping Identity study has revealed that 78% of consumers would no longer use a retailer’s website if it had suffered a data breach. Ping’s 2018 Consumer Survey, which polled more than 3,000 people across Europe and the US, also found that: … Continue reading 78% of customers won’t go back to a breached organisation
Every day more than 6 million data records are compromised, with no organisation or sector immune. Organisations are facing a data breach war so it’s imperative that ‘know your enemy’ becomes part of their battle tactics. Data br… Continue reading Understanding the 7 different types of data breaches
Do you know what a DPIA is? Do you need to conduct one? This blog will give you an introduction to DPIAs and why and when you should conduct one. What is a DPIA? A DPIA (data protection impact assessment) is, effectively, a type of risk assessme… Continue reading DPIAs and why every organisation needs to conduct them
With the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) now in effect, many organisations need to understand what personal data they process. To help them, Vigilant Software offers free demonstrations of its software tools: vsRisk™, Complia… Continue reading Understand how to simplify your compliance projects with our free demonstrations
NHS Digital, the national information and technology partner for health and social care, recently discovered that 150,000 patients’ data had been shared without permission. All of those affected were national data opt-out (previously Type 2 opt-o… Continue reading Lessons from the NHS Digital data breach: how to assess your organisation’s risk