What is a lawful basis for processing under the GDPR? Do you always need individuals’ consent to process their data? What exactly are ‘legitimate interests’? Like the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) that it superseded, the General Data Protection …
Even though the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in effect, many organisations are still working towards compliance. That’s certainly not the end of the world, but organisations will run into serious problems if they aren’t equipped to …
Little more than three years since its previous security incident, electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has admitted to a data breach compromising 5.9 million customer cards and 1.2 million personal records – making it the biggest online data breach in UK …
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect for almost three weeks now – are you compliant, are you still working towards compliance or are you unsure of where to start? Compliance is not optional, and for …
Dixons Carphone has suffered a major data breach involving 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records. The incident began in July 2017, when attackers attempted to compromise payment cards in the processing system at Currys PC World …
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the perfect target for cyber criminals. They typically have a large cache of personal data that can be accessed en masse, making them a much more lucrative target than going after individuals’ personal data. …
Scottish organisations will soon find it easier to receive cyber security advice, as the Scottish government announced last month that it was providing an extra £1.7 million for digital training advice. The money will be used to fund DigitalBoost, a …
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of TSB’s recent IT problems to exploit customers using mobile phishing attacks. Wandera, a mobile software security company that monitors and blocks global mobile threats, revealed that there was an 834% increase in “TSB-themed phishing …
Incident response management (IRM) is an increasingly important, and popular, part of cyber security. It enables organisations to avoid the potentially disastrous consequences of disruption by helping them detect incidents promptly and respond appropriately. Despite its growing prominence, many are …
Distance learning has opened doors for people who want to gain new skills but for whatever reason are unable to take traditional, classroom-based courses. However, we understand that the idea of studying by yourself can seem like a daunting, and …
