New forensic analysis of electronical devices unveils dangers of inadequate data disposal for individuals and businesses
Thousands of sensitive documents recovered from the laptops purchased online which their owners believed to have been ‘wiped’. Personal data found across 80% of devices searched. 366 files recovered contained business-related keywords. Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal…
Interphone publishes GDPR Guide for Security Systems and Building Technology with Commercial Residential Marketplace
Interphone has published a security systems and building technology whitepaper to help developers, contractors, installers and managing agents better understand their responsibilities regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The in-depth report – titled A guide to GDPR compliance for…
Egress CEO comments on recent data breach news
Recent news on data breaches will cost businesses more than just fines, warns Tony Pepper, CEO, Egress. He says: “The articles in Surrey Live: Data breach following cyber-attack prompts legal action against University of Surrey and Chronicle Live: Newcastle University faces potential legal…
Egress Research Shows Employees are Causing Rising Breach Risk
Research released this week by Egress shows an alarming rate of data breaches affecting organisations in the UK and US. The report titled 2020 Outbound Email Data Breach Report, stated that 93% of IT leaders surveyed said that their organisation had suffered data…
What does the enforcement of CCPA mean for businesses?
Written by Martin Sugden, CEO Boldon James, a HelpSystems company Last month saw the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enter the enforcement phase on 1st July, despite lobbying from some business groups to delay it, with many stating that owing to the impact of COVID-19, they wouldn’t be able to dedicate…
Embarrassment is Endemic as 64.5% Say They’ve Sent Work Emails to the Wrong Person
The latest Data Breach Incident Report from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) revealed that misdirected emails were the number one cause of data breach incidents during Q4 2019, accounting for 20% more reported incidents than phishing attacks. In response to…
New research reveals gender differences in the way we handle sensitive information at work
Male office workers are less careful with confidential company information, according to a new survey commissioned by information security company Shred-it. The research found that nearly a quarter (22 per cent) of men admitted to making a catastrophic error at…
Can HR build a human firewall around the business?
Mo Stevens, CEO of Shearwater Group and Xcina, which provides ‘Digital Resilience’ solutions and services including cyber awareness training to SMEs, explores the chasm between awareness and action when it comes to cyber security training. And, considering recent GDPR legislation,…
A third of HR teams fail to delete personal data after retention periods expire
Six months on from the GDPR, new study highlights discrepancies between data protection policies and practices among UK HR teams – despite 87% saying they are confident their processes are ‘fully compliant’ with the regulations A third of HR teams…
New guidance for employers with GDPR, data protection and processing criminal records in recruitment
Unlock, the national charity for people with convictions, has today published guidance to support employers to ensure that their policies and practices on collecting criminal records data during recruitment is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the…