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What upset the Data Protection Commissioner: none of the 18 million email addresses were those of LinkedIn users. Continue reading LinkedIn rapped for targeting ads at 18 million Facebook users
However your business is likely to be affected by Brexit, Arron Banks may just have helped you out. How? By drawing attention to the myriad responsibilities organisations have to protect users’ personal data – and the hefty fines they risk … Continue reading The Debt we owe to Arron Banks
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
There’s no obvious executable payload in the attack but the attackers may be building a collection of websites and biding their time. Continue reading WordPress GDPR compliance plugin hacked
HSBC Bank, the seventh-largest banking and financial services organizations in the world and the largest in Europe, has been breached by hackers. The bank is now sending letters to an undisclosed number of customers notifying them that hackers have the… Continue reading Europe’s largest bank just got hacked
According to Ponemon’s 2018 Cost of Data Breach Study, the average cost of a data breach is $3.86 million (around £2.95 million), with an average cost of $148 (around £113) per lost or stolen record. But what factors contribute to this … Continue reading The cost of a data breach
A £500k is the best the Information Commissioner’s Office could do under the old Data Protection Act. Continue reading Facebook fined £500K for Cambridge Analytica saga
An ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) report has found that 45% of customers don’t trust organisations with their personal data. This is hardly surprising, given the constant news stories about cyber attacks and organi… Continue reading Why customers don’t trust your organisation with their personal data
The compliance date for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation was May 25. The deadline has since elapsed. As it stands, GDPR is a reality. The regulation will certainly change the manner in which organizations handle and process personal da… Continue reading 5 Steps to GDPR Compliance
A US Treasury report has identified improvements that support non-bank financial institutions, innovation, and financial technology, with the main talking point being the creation of a national data breach notification standard. The US Treasury is aski… Continue reading US Treasury wants national data breach notification standard