General Data Protection Regulation
5 steps to create a data flow map
As part of your GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance project, you must be able to understand what personal data you process. Specifically, Article 30 states that you must “maintain a record ...
These Are the Highest Penalties under GDPR – Including Fines Issued to Private Individuals
PrivacyAffairs, a leading source of data privacy and cybersecurity research, has issued a report tallying fines issued under the 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It also lists the countries where the ...
ICO to fine British Airways £183.39 million under GDPR over 2018 breach
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office intends to fine British Airways £183.39 million over a breach that compromised the personal data of some 500,000 customers. In October of 2018, the self-touted “world’s favorite ...
A third-party supplier has breached the GDPR – am I liable?
Third-party suppliers are a common concern for organisations getting their GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance in order. When the Regulation was first introduced, the issue of third-party suppliers and their relation ...
Why does GDPR Matter in the Tech and Media Industry?
Robust have never been so high-profile. The introduction of the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in May 2018 put personal data protection firmly in the public consciousness. Cybercrime continues to grab ...
Vigilant Software’s most wanted: Data Breach Bulletin (May 2019)
According to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), more than 14,000 data breaches were logged in the first year since the introduction of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which is almost four ...
Why are so many CIOs leaving the NHS?
Last November, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told NHS chiefs: “If you haven’t got your CIO on board then you need to be asking serious questions of yourself.” Hancock argued that CIOs were ...
The Rise of the Data Protection Officer
As global organizations doing business in the EU settle into the second year of enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the sweeping data privacy rules have spurred a boom in ...
Five warning signs you are at risk of a data breach
Data breaches are one of the biggest threat to organisations today. They can bring operations to a grinding halt, drastically damage your reputation and your relationship with customers, and cause severe financial ...
Banking – Building trust in an age of disruption
Digital disruption has long made its presence felt in the retail banking sector. A series of challenger brands have launched in recent years, building innovative and intuitive digital interfaces from the ground ...
