Respecting data privacy rights through data encryption
John Michael, CEO at iStorage considers the need for increased privacy in relation to sensitive information and looks at the methods and mechanisms to ensure high levels of data security… Data privacy should be a top priority for all organisations. As systems and services increasingly move into the cloud as part of the digital transformation […]
Threat to corporate data from departing employees ‘underestimated by businesses’
More than half (51%) of knowledge workers believe the risk to corporate data from departing employees is being underestimated and bigger than organisations think, while (87%) report their former employer has never approached them to verify they hadn’t taken data when they’ve left a job. That’s according to Code42’s new Data Exposure Report, which concludes […]
Data Privacy Day: Security industry highlights key issues
Tuesday January 28th marks Data Privacy Day, the annual international day aimed at raising awareness of privacy and data protection issues and promoting best practices. Here we’ve gathered up the thoughts of some leading figures from across the sector, covering everything from GDPR to biometrics and compliance, and what 2020’s priorities need to be… Nigel […]
GDPR compliant facial recognition CCTV arrives in UK
DVS has become the first UK electronic surveillance distributor to provide the Facewatch facial recognition crime deterrent system to its installer and reseller network. Over the past 18 months, Facewatch has been successfully trialed across a range of retailers, with demand for the system as a deterrent to stop shop theft and violence in stores […]
CCTV: Are you complying with regulations?
It’s exactly a year since the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force (May 25). CCTV surrounds us and is everywhere – on public, commercial and private premises and our homes, but is everyone complying with the Regulation that governs its use? What’s more, is it being deployed to best effect? Andrew Crowne-Spencer, […]
Most ICO data breach reports ‘late and incomplete’ prior to GDPR
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request data from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) made by Redscan has found that businesses routinely delayed data breach disclosure and failed to provide important details to the ICO in the year prior to the GDPR’s enactment. On average, businesses waited three weeks after discovery to report a breach to […]
Half of UK IT directors would pay cyber-ransom to avoid GDPR fines
A new study has revealed that almost half (47%) of UK IT directors would ‘definitely’ be willing to pay a ransom fee to hackers who stole their company data, rather than report a breach to the authorities and pay a larger penalty under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The research, commissioned by Sophos, […]
Half of all phishing attacks originate from EMEA
A report published by NTT Security has revealed that over half (53%) of the world’s phishing attacks originated from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) analysed global threat trends from 1st October 2015 – 31st September 2016 and showed that of all phishing attacks worldwide, 38% came from […]
Guest Blog, Marc Sollars: Five ways UK firms can size up to GDPR compliance…
Even as Britain’s business community looks to the government for a workable Brexit plan, the shadow of much tougher data privacy regulation is falling right across UK Plc’s economy. That’s because the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is dragging citizens’ right to data privacy back to the heart of the continent’s digital economy from […]
Guest Blog, Markus Bekk: EU General Data Protection rules will hit soon – are you prepared?
Did you ever try to set-up and execute a transformation programme in just 18 months that will change your global processes, involve all divisions, affect most of your supplier and client contracts, and bear the risk of fines as high as four per cent of your global turnover? That is what many are probably facing as they prepare for […]
