In the current environment of the World Wide Web, data breaches have been realised by corporates as well as individual people. They can result from various factors, from simple human error up to advanced cyber-attacks. Regardless of the culprit, the effects could be harmful for instance, if an entity breaches the UK’s General Data Protection […]
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The COVID pandemic has had a significant impact on the way people work both now and for the future. As organisations rushed to set up their employees at home when the first lockdown was announced in the UK in March, few could have foreseen that homeworking would become the ‘new normal’. Not many employees returned
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The much-anticipated 31st December 2020 has been and gone and the UK is now no longer part of the European Union. As we waited with bated breath to find out whether we would be leaving with or without a deal it really went to the wire, but a deal it was. Unfortunately, the Brexit transition
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In a world where physical proximity to a company is no longer important when choosing a provider, and where the online universe is just a click away, it’s important to stand out from the crowd. You know your product or service is the best, you just need to convince potential clients that your company is
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Did you know that most data breaches in the UK are down to human error? A staggering 88% are not caused by hackers but rather they are mistakes that could easily be avoided with proper training.1 And 37% of those are caused by sending sensitive information to the wrong recipient – mostly via email.1 Here
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With 66% of businesses reportedly unwilling to deal with counterparties that are not demonstrably GDPR compliant, there is an opportunity for those that are to grow trust, relationships, and sales. Every organisation is aware of how important it is to be GDPR compliant, and not just because of the risk of substantial fines if they
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Not everyone has lost money during the pandemic. On July 16, 2020, social media platform Twitter was hacked through an intricate social engineering scheme. The ill-fated security breach resulted in the cyber-terrorists getting away with $120,000 in bitcoin. How Did This Happen? The culprits utilised a system called spear phishing. Spear phishing is the use
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GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation is a set of data protection laws passed by the European Union. They are enforced upon any company utilizing or handling data coming from EU consumers, regardless of where the company is based. Failure to comply results in harsh penalties and fines. These penalties are some of the steepest
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For individuals, subject access requests (SARs) are incredibly easy to make. They can be made in any form, including electronically (social media requests count). They don’t have to include the words “subject access request” or reference the Data Protection Act or GDPR. They can be made to anyone in the organization they want a copy
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The General Data Protection Regulation has been impacting data strategy in the EU and beyond since 2018. GDPR gives individuals more control than ever over how their data is used and stored by businesses. This means that businesses have to be more vigilant than ever over what data they collect, how they store it, and
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