
Workload and resourcing Since the introduction of GDPR in May 2018, it seems people have become more aware of their data protection rights, as is evident from the fact that 70% of data protection officers, who work across central government…
Workload and resourcing Since the introduction of GDPR in May 2018, it seems people have become more aware of their data protection rights, as is evident from the fact that 70% of data protection officers, who work across central government…
Alarming statistics Exonar have recently carried out research following a survey of 500 IT professionals. Their main findings show that 94% of IT professionals have experienced a data breach and 79% are worried that their company could be next. [1]…
Digital boom The ICO have recently published their Annual Report for 2019/2020. In these abnormal times, digital evolution has accelerated at a ‘dizzying speed’ over the past few months, comments Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner. Over the past few months, more…
Changing figures A recent report from the Information Commissioner’s Office has shown a drop in the number of data security incidents reported between January and March 2020. The number of incidents was 2,626 compared to the 3,263 reported between January…
Damage to reputation Businesses’ reputations can be easily tarnished for a number of reasons, recently we are seeing a rise in data breaches which are having a negative impact. In line with this, regulators are now expanding their regulations in…
An increasing problem In today’s online world, cyber criminals are trying to take advantage of the ability to access our personal data, including names, dates of birth, email address, passwords and phone numbers. The cyber criminals then try to take…
Lack of guidance On 4th July 2020, the hospitality sector is due to re-open including pubs, restaurants and hotels, following the coronavirus lockdown. However, those re-opening would be under an obligation to record the contact details of customers for at…
Privacy issues A report on Police mobile phone extractions from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has highlighted that Police forces have been inconsistent in the way they gather data and they also take a wide approach to the extraction of…
Landmark ruling A Court in the Netherlands has recently ruled that a Grandmother must delete photographs of her grandchildren from her Facebook and Pinterest account. Usually, the GDPR does not apply to the purely personal or household processing of data.…
Low reaction to a breach A recent study from the Carnegie Mellon University security and privacy institute has revealed that only around one third of people change their passwords following a data breach. The study collected data from 249 participants…