UK Government’s DCMS Consultation: Data, a new direction By Ray Orife - October 28th, 2021 Posted in Business Continuity, Data Protection, News & Resources data protection, data protection officer, data regime, GDPR, ICO, SARS, UK GDPR Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) launche...
NCSC Update: from Technology Assurance to Principles-Based Assurance By Hannah Pisani - October 18th, 2021 Posted in News & Resources The National Cyber Security Centre (“NCSC”) recently shared a whitepaper detailing a new approach for technology assurance. By definition...
The Kaseya cyber-attack: an important lesson in supply chain security By Hannah Pisani - August 3rd, 2021 Posted in Information Security, News & Resources cyber attack, cyber security, data breach, kaseya, ransomware, ransomware attack, risk July 2nd, 2021, was the start of a difficult period for IT management software firm, Kaseya. The company suffered a devastating ransomwar...
NHS data grab – the GP data sharing controversy: what you need to know By Hannah Pisani - July 5th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection, News & Resources data, data collection, data grab, health data, NHS, opt out In June, after waves of controversy, the government announced a two-month delay to the creation of a central NHS digital database from GP...
Competition and data protection – CMA and ICO publish joint policy statement By Hannah Pisani - June 25th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection, News & Resources compliance, data, data protection, data sharing, ICO, information security On 19th May, The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) released a joint state...
The ICO’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (Children’s Code) By Hannah Pisani - June 9th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection, News & Resources age appropriate design, children's design code, childrens code, design code In September of last year, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) finalised the Age-Appropriate Design Code (the “Code”), which is...
AMEX Data Breach 2021: ICO imposes £90,000 fine By Hannah Pisani - May 26th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection, Information Security, News & Resources american express, amex, app privacy, data protection, GDPR, PECR Last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) fined American Express (“Amex”) £90,000 (subject to an early payment discount of...
2021 Guide to US state privacy laws By Evalian Limited - May 14th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection, News & Resources laws, legislation, privacy, US, USA Last updated July 2021 The United States’ legislative framework is a patchwork quilt of federal, state and industry regulations. While na...
