Data protection by design By Evalian® - November 1st, 2023 Posted in Data Protection, Information Security cyber security, data, information security, penetration testing, security, software, software design What is data protection by design? Article 25 of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mandates ‘data protection by design and by de...
Data protection glossary: common terms explained By Evalian® - January 23rd, 2023 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection data, data protection, data transfers, DPIA, DPO, EPDB, GDPR, ICO, LIA, processor, RoPA, SAR Any given subject usually comes with its own set of acronyms and jargon. A quick scan through our own website and service offerings such ...
The benefits of a DPO (Data Protection Officer) By Ray Orife - January 16th, 2023 Posted in Data Protection business, data, data protection, data protection officer, data security, DPO Before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018, typical businesses gave little thought to their data pr...
Data Protection Day 2023 – what is ‘personal data’? By Evalian® - January 15th, 2023 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection data, data privacy, data protection, data protection day, personal data Today marks Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day as our American cousins like to call it). On 26 April 2006 the Council of Europe lau...
What is a cyber incident? (2023 update) By Evalian® - July 14th, 2022 Posted in Information Security breach, cyber incident, data, data breach, incident, pandemic, remote working, security Cyber incidents 2023 At the beginning of 2021, the world realised that we had not completely put the unprecedented challenges of the prev...
Amazon GDPR fine: the biggest on record By Sandra May - September 21st, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection amazon, data, data protection, fine, GDPR, personal data Last month, Amazon.com was issued the biggest fine ever in the history of General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The penalty, from ...
Controlling the cookie (consent) monster 2021 By Philip Harris - July 12th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection consent, cookie consent, cookies, data, personal data, privacy For regular Internet users, cookie banners and alerts are a common feature of the web surfing experience. They can be annoying and disrup...
NHS data grab – the GP data sharing controversy: what you need to know By Evalian® - July 5th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection 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...