Data Protection Archive
Earlier this year, NHS Digital confirmed that it was extending the 2020/2021 assessment period for DSP (Data Security and Protection) Toolkit until 30 September in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organisations now have until March 2021 to achieve compliance. In …
Organisations have had to get a lot more serious about data processing and information security since the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into effect. For many, that has included the mandatory appointment of a DPO (data protection officer) …
Data loss refers to the destruction of sensitive information. It’s a specific type of data breach, falling into the ‘availability’ category of data security (the other two categories being ‘confidentiality’ and ‘integrity’). Data can be lost in several ways – …
An organisation’s ability to respond promptly to security incidents has a huge impact on the costs it incurs. According to Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020, organisations that are able to detect and respond to an incident …
Data protection law in the UK has changed as a result of Brexit. You can find the latest guidance here. If you’re transferring data outside of the EEA, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) imposes some restrictions. These apply to all …
The concept of data controllers and data processors has been around for years, but the roles come with clearly defined responsibilities under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). In this blog, we closely look at data processors vs data controllers …
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have warned that the switch to remote working would negatively affect organisations’ ability to detect and contain security incidents. Of course, many employers didn’t have a choice. Government guidelines in the UK …
England’s coronavirus lockdown will all but end on 4 July, with the government allowing pubs, restaurants, cinemas, museums and hotels to reopen. The decision comes after steady progress in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 and the partial reopening of other …
Contrary to what you might have heard, cyber criminals pose a much bigger threat to organisations than employees. This is the stand-out finding in Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, debunking speculation that internal actors should now be organisations’ top …
HR plays a crucial role in an organisation’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance. The department is full of personal data, whether it’s of employees, their next of kin or candidates responding to job adverts. With such an active role …
