data protection
Building a modern information governance strategy
Building a modern information governance strategy
How to rethink your approach to develop a more modern information governance strategy
15 Jan 2021
Tech giants begin work on a digital wallet for coronavirus vaccination records

Tech giants begin work on a digital wallet for coronavirus vaccination records
The Vaccination Credential Initiative will look to develop a digital certificate to store on mobile devices
15 Jan 2021
Google closes Fitbit deal despite ongoing legal probes

Google closes Fitbit deal despite ongoing legal probes
US and Australian regulators are still investigating whether the $2.1 billion (£1.54bn) acquisition will harm competition and user privacy
15 Jan 2021
United Nations suffers potential data breach

United Nations suffers potential data breach
Hackers could have breached the database long before the UN applied a patch
11 Jan 2021
Two sentenced under the Computer Misuse Act for data theft

Two sentenced under the Computer Misuse Act for data theft
The individuals were accused of siphoning away personal data from RAC to an accident claims management firm
11 Jan 2021
Misconfigured Git servers lead to Nissan data leak

Misconfigured Git servers lead to Nissan data leak
Leak stemmed from Nissan using of default “admin” password
7 Jan 2021
UK ranked second for value of GDPR fines issued in 2020

UK ranked second for value of GDPR fines issued in 2020
The ICO, however, was one of the least active data regulators in Europe having collecting fines for three cases
6 Jan 2021
What is AES encryption?

What is AES encryption?
AES is one of the most widely used encryption protocols, but where did it come from and how does it work?
5 Jan 2021
Facebook will move UK users' data to the US post-Brexit

Facebook will move UK users' data to the US post-Brexit
The move raises concerns as the US has much weaker data protection laws than across the EU
16 Dec 2020
Twitter fined €450k for breaching GDPR disclosure rules

Twitter fined €450k for breaching GDPR disclosure rules
Firm chastised over its handling of a 2018 flaw that made private tweets accessible to the public
15 Dec 2020
Amazon and Google fined £122m for "insufficient" cookie consent

Amazon and Google fined £122m for "insufficient" cookie consent
The CNIL gives both firms three-month ultimatum to make changes or face further daily fines
10 Dec 2020
Cloudflare and Apple launch privacy-focused DNS protocol

Cloudflare and Apple launch privacy-focused DNS protocol
Oblivious DNS-over-HTTPS safeguards users' browsing habits from third parties
9 Dec 2020
Data: A resource much too valuable to leave unprotected
Data: A resource much too valuable to leave unprotected
Protect your data to protect your company
2 Dec 2020
Brexit could cost UK firms £1.6bn if data-sharing agreement isn’t reached 

Brexit could cost UK firms £1.6bn if data-sharing agreement isn’t reached
Organisations will be forced to channel money into compliance activities or required goods and services after 31 December
25 Nov 2020
Google to test end-to-end encryption following global RCS rollout

Google to test end-to-end encryption following global RCS rollout
Only 1:1 messages will be automatically protected as part of the trial
20 Nov 2020
Microsoft promises to challenge all government requests for customer data

Microsoft promises to challenge all government requests for customer data
Stance taken following EU advice to firms on complying with a ruling invalidating the EU-US data transfer mechanism
20 Nov 2020
Apple and Facebook exchange blows over data tracking

Apple and Facebook exchange blows over data tracking
The Mac manufacturer has lashed out after being criticised for delaying sought after privacy features iOS 14
20 Nov 2020
Ticketmaster fined £1.25 million for 2018 data breach

Ticketmaster fined £1.25 million for 2018 data breach
The incident affected 9.4 million customers and led to at least 60,000 instances of fraud
13 Nov 2020
DWP exposed 6,000 people’s data online for two years

DWP exposed 6,000 people’s data online for two years
The National Insurance numbers of thousands of individuals applying for disability benefit were left online
11 Nov 2020
EU charges Amazon over misuse of third-party data

EU charges Amazon over misuse of third-party data
The EC claims Amazon broke competition rules by using data gathered on third-party sellers to compete against them
10 Nov 2020
EU inches closer to ban on end-to-end encryption

EU inches closer to ban on end-to-end encryption
Leaked document suggests EU wants "balance" between robust security and ease of access for law enforcement
9 Nov 2020
UK data laws after Brexit: Your questions answered

UK data laws after Brexit: Your questions answered
Will we really be free to create our own laws outside of the EU?
30 Oct 2020
Marriott International fined £18.4m for 2014 data breach

Marriott International fined £18.4m for 2014 data breach
The decision to issue a substantially lower fine once again raises questions as to the effectiveness of GDPR enforcement
30 Oct 2020
Oracle provides midsize banks with big-bank money-laundering protection

Oracle provides midsize banks with big-bank money-laundering protection
New Oracle offering helps keep midsize banks compliant with anti-money-laundering regulations
28 Oct 2020