A former employee of a Milton Keynes hospital trust has been prosecuted for accessing patient records without authorisation. Michelle Harrison of Milton Keynes, inappropriately accessed the records of 12 patients outside of her role as receptionist/general assistant in the Orthotics Department at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust between March 2016 and January 2017. […]
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West Yorkshire firms fined for nuisance calls to TPS subscribers
Two firms in West Yorkshire have been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for calling people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). Bradford-based Energy Saving Centre Ltd, which offers services such as replacement windows and doors and guttering, made seven million calls over a seven month period without screening them against the TPS […]
Businesses at risk due to unidentified network traffic according to global survey
New findings of a global survey, revealed that IT managers cannot identify 45 percent of their organization’s network traffic. In fact, nearly one-in-four cannot identify 70 percent of their network traffic. The survey ‘The Dirty Secrets of Network Firewalls’ by Sophos, found that the lack of visibility creates significant security challenges for today’s businesses and […]
Kensington and Chelsea Council fined for identifying owners of unoccupied properties in FOI response
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after it unlawfully identified 943 people who owned vacant properties in the borough. Names of the owners and the addresses of their unoccupied homes were sent to three journalists who had requested statistical information under the Freedom of […]
UK can lead the way on ethical AI, says lords comittee
The UK is in a strong position to be a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). This position, coupled with the wider adoption of AI, could deliver a major boost to the economy for years to come. The recent report by the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, AI in […]
Risk of compromised credentials an HR problem, say senior executives
Centrify report shows that around half believe only a major breach would change their opinion that compromised user credentials are a ‘significant risk’ A worrying number of senior executives in the UK believe the risk of compromised user credentials (mainly stolen or misused passwords) – is an HR training problem, and not an IT issue, […]
More than 2.5 billion records stolen or compromised in 2017
New findings of the Breach Level Index were released today by Gemalto, revealing that 2.6 billion records were stolen, lost or exposed worldwide in 2017, an 88% increase from 2016. While data breach incidents decreased by 11%, 2017 was the first year publicly disclosed breaches surpassed more than two billion compromised data records since the […]
Tackle GDPR now or risk business failure, warns Canonical
With less than two months until GDPR becomes mandatory, Canonical is warning companies are risking business failure by leaving compliance until the last minute. The legislation, which comes into law on 25th May 2018 and impacts all businesses based in Europe or trading with European companies, includes stringent fines for those who don’t comply with […]
Half of consumers still haven’t received emails from brands asking for permission to keep in touch, research uncovers
Nearly half (49%) of UK consumers are still yet to receive an email from brands asking permission to continue using their personal data in accordance with upcoming GDPR regulation, research by Databoxer finds today. Despite the GDPR regulation looming on 25th May 2018, which states that brands will need explicit permission from customers to use […]
Royal Mail fined £12,000 after sending more than 300,000 nuisance emails
Royal Mail Group Ltd has been fined £12,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after sending more than 300,000 nuisance emails. On two dates in July 2017, the company sent emails to 327,014 people who had already opted out of receiving direct marketing. The emails outlined a price drop for parcels, but the company did not […]