£500,000 data breach fine for Dixons Carphone
The parent company of Currys PC World has been fined £500,000 after the tills in its shops were compromised by a cyber-attack that affected at least 14 million customers. Between July 2017 and April 2018, hackers were able to install malware onto 5,390 computer systems and tills located at Currys PC World and Dixon Travel […]
61% of Businesses have Suffered a Serious Data Breach
61% of IT professionals have experienced a data breach at their organisation, according to research by McAfee into today’s global security landscape. With responses from IT professionals in the UK, US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India and Singapore from a number of different industries, the survey results suggest organisations are struggling across the board to […]
First 12 Months a Mixed Bag for GDPR Impact
The first 12 months of the GDPR have seen mixed results, according to European watchdogs. While the new regulations have been a success in providing a unified framework for data breach notification, this impact has not been matched in imposing fines on companies that mishandle or fail to adequately protect their customers’ personal data. At […]
Data Protection Survey Shows Companies Failing in GDPR Accountability
UK businesses are falling short in meeting internal auditing and incident response obligations under GDPR, according to a new report from the Global Privacy Enforcement Network. The Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) is an informal network comprising over 60 privacy enforcement authorities in 39 jurisdictions around the world, including the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) […]