The ICO on Data Governance

In the year prior to the implementation of GDPR, UK businesses failed to report data breaches in a timely manner. On average it took companies two months to complete the reporting to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) UK, and often these reports were incomplete and missing vital information. The ICO have stated that since the […]

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Leaving the EU: 6 Steps to Take

This checklist highlights six steps you can take now to start preparing for data protection compliance if the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 without a deal. If you only operate within the UK, you may not need to do much to prepare for data protection after we leave the EU. The UK […]

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Why Tracking Records Properly Matters

The health sector handles some of the most sensitive personal data, and patients have the right to expect that information will be looked after. According to the ICO, in last financial year there were more than 200 self-reported breaches of data being posted or faxed to the incorrect recipient in health sector. You should ensure […]

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Data Protection World Forum – Takeaway #1

The New Green: How data is the new competitive advantage Pernille Tranberg The protection of data falls into three areas of responsibility Governments Enforce the law (GDPR, antitrust) Support and push for data ethical products and services Be a role model and shop green and data ethics Individuals Learn digital selfdefense Understand the data age […]

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Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018

The Cyber Security Breaches Survey is a quantitative and qualitative survey of UK businesses and, for the first time in this 2018 release, charities. The quantitative survey was carried out in winter 2017 and the qualitative survey in early 2018. It helps these organisations to understand the nature and significance of the cyber security threats […]

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PhishPoint Attack

A phishing attack has been discovered which sends e-mails telling you that a colleague has sent you a file in SharePoint or OneDrive: This e-mail contains a link which takes you to a page that looks like the Microsoft sign in page: If you sign in on this spoofed page, your credentials will be sent […]

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Latest Hacking News

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Individual Rights

The GDPR provides the following rights for individuals: The right to be informed The right of access The right to rectification The right to erasure The right to restrict processing The right to data portability The right to object Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling.

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Data Protection Impact Assessments – In Brief

What’s new under the GDPR? What is a DPIA? When do we need to do a DPIA? How do we carry out a DPIA? Do we need to consult the ICO? What’s new under the GDPR? The GDPR introduces a new obligation to do a DPIA before carrying out processing likely to result in high […]

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Data Protection Impact Assessments – Checklists

DPIA awareness checklist ☐ We provide training so that our staff understand the need to consider a DPIA at the early stages of any plan involving personal data. ☐ Our existing policies, processes and procedures include references to DPIA requirements. ☐ We understand the types of processing that require a DPIA, and use the screening […]

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