The GDPR Summit London is a one day event specially designed to guide you and your organisation towards compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The event will take place on October 9th in the heart of London, and will provide the best possible preparation for your business ahead of the May 2018 deadline for the regulation. […]
UK government to give 6,000 teenagers cyber security training
The UK government launches £20m Cyber Schools Programme for students between 14 and 18-year-olds. The programme is being rolled out across the UK by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and students are encouraged to take part in an attempt to reduce the growing skills shortage. SANS, BT, FutureLearn and Cyber Security […]
GDPR Conference Europe: The highlights
Here are the highlights from the sold out GDPR Conference Europe held at London’s iconic County Hall. For more information on the next event, visit GDPR Summit London.
GDPR and Big Data – Friends or Foes?
We have only just started to reap the benefits of “Big Data” – from foreseeing deadly infections to fraud detection. It is a key source of value for many industry sectors: profiling, spotting market trends, product performance analysis and forecasting future outcomes. The use of large data sets that are collated and analysed to discern […]
Getting your ship in order for GDPR
Recent research has shown that UK companies are struggling to get ready for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in key areas such as the management of personally identifiable information and data breaches. For example, only 40% of companies check on every occasion whether a customer has given permission for records to move between […]
ICO warns workers about illegally sharing other people’s personal information
The ICO has warned employees about the potential consequences of illegally sharing personal data that they have access to as part of their job. The warning came after a recruitment manager was prosecuted and fined for illegally disclosing the personal information of job applicants to a third party employment agency. Stuart Franklin, 39, of Meadowvale […]
GDPR Summit London: seize the opportunity
Organisations will inevitably be dreading the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force in May 2018. Although businesses face huge fines if they breach the regulation, there is another important reason why they should be keen to comply: to regain trust with customers. With regular news reports of data breaches compromising the […]
Moneysupermarket fined for ignoring customers’ marketing email opt-outs
Price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Ltd has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending millions of emails to customers who had made it clear they didn’t want to be contacted in that way. The company sent 7.1 million emails over 10 days updating customers with its Terms and Conditions. But all the […]
New research report reveals trends and tactics used in ransomware demands
A new report reveals how social engineering tactics are used by cyber criminals to manipulate and elicit payments from individuals. It provides analysis of the language, visuals and payment types from 76 splash screens, to highlight how key social engineering techniques – fear, authority, scarcity (or urgency) and humour – are exploited by cyber criminals […]
GDPR: It’s a journey, not a destination
The 25th of May 2018. For many, that date will have registered little interest when the first official draft of the EU General Data Protection Regulation was published back in 2012. The date, and what it would bring, was something to be aware of but too far away to interfere with other, more pressing concerns. […]
Whitepaper: Addressing the challenges of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation
In recent years, the integration of social and economic elements and the overlapping of the private, public and business domains have led to an increased ow of personal data. At the same time, the exchange of personal data between the public and private sector, the rapid technological developments and globalisation have brought new challenges to […]