Posts Tagged ‘ICO’
What Happened Recently With The ICO?
Following news of a Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure revealing a lack of public reprimands issued over GDPR breaches in the public sector, we take a closer look at the FOI, what it can be used for, and how it’s linked to the ICO. What Is The Freedom of Information Act? The Freedom of Information…
Read MoreSecurity Updates 26th October 2018
The latest news from the sector sees Cathay Pacific hack affect 10 million customers, Facebook gets slammed with a £500,000 fine from the ICO, IT Governance provides a useful check-list for SMEs looking to protect themselves against data breach regulatory headaches and more… Cathay Pacific Hack Affects 10 Million Passengers Worldwide The personal identifiable information…
Read MoreWelcome to our new ‘Essential IT Security Updates’ newsletter.
Welcome to our new ‘Essential IT Security Updates’ newsletter. This is essential reading for IT security and data protection leaders wanting to stay ahead of developments and news in this ever-changing sector. This inaugural issue features news that the ICO have fined BT for a 5 million customer email ‘spam’ campaign that was found…
Read MoreA Quarter Of Councils Have Been Hacked
A freedom of information request by privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch has revealed the shocking statistic that a quarter of all UK councils have had their IT systems breached in the past five years. 37 Attempted Cyber Attacks Every Minute The ‘Cyber Attacks In Local Authorities’ report from Big Brother Watch shows that local governments are…
Read More10% of Cryptocurrency ICOs Are Stolen
A report by Ernst & Young has highlighted the fact that 10% of all funds raised through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are stolen by hackers using techniques such as Phishing. What Is An ICO? An Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is a controversial way of start-up companies raising money / crowd funding to build new technology…
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