The first post-GDPR breach: Companies are still playing fast and loose with customers” data
The recent Dixons Carphone data breach has attracted more eyes than usual, as businesses wait to see how things pan out in this post-GDPR era.
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Threats and opportunities 2018: Blockchain, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies
By Barry James
While blockchain is being embraced, with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies the picture is very different with deeply held, and often hotly expressed, opinions broadly in the same opposing camps as for the last internet revolution: the World Wide Web.
Carphone Warehouse should thank its lucky data stars that it got fined now
By handing a £400,000 data breach fine to Carphone Warehouse, the ICO has maintained its stance against companies failing to take security seriously. But imagine what the bill would have come to were GDPR already in force.
IT security threats to personal data: Don?t go the way of TalkTalk
By Staff writer
Cyber criminals are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated in their approach. So it seems reasonable to expect companies responsible for personal data to seek protection from such threats.
Information commissioner fines TalkTalk £400,000 over customer data practices
By Staff writer
This month, the information commissioner” s office (ICO) fines TalkTalk for failing to adequately protect its customers’ personal data. The record-breaking £400,000 penalty followed a cyberattack of which the telecoms provider was the victim, however the incident brought to light serious failings in its data practices.