Since the introduction of the Data Protection Directive (DPD) in 1995, European member states have faced inconsistencies in their personal data protection standards. In the fourth of our series of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) blogs we’re discussing changes to data breach notifications and what that means for your business, as standardisation takes hold. The […]
In April 2016 the European Union (EU) released its finalised document for its new data protection legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation; which is often fondly referred to as the GDPR. Organisations were given just over two years (24 months to be precise,) to become compliant with its standards. A year on and we’re hurtling […]
It’s generally assumed that if you have a data breach it’s because of some gremliny attacker, trying to hack your system from his bedroom whilst wearing a hoodie (not to overegg the stereotype or anything). In fact, new research suggests that the person responsible for your data breach is probably more likely to be wearing […]
If you’re happy for Facebook to know all about your life – both public and private – then you can ignore this. But if you want Facebook’s insight into your life to be limited to what you choose to put out there – i.e. pictures of your dog in wigs, locations you choose to share […]
Christmas is a time of sharing; but what you don’t want to be sharing are viruses and misery because your business has been hacked. Data is the new dolla, and it’s increasingly vulnerable – as is your reputation as your customers realise what’s at stake. At our recent round table industry experts came together to […]
For years now Facebook has been the popular kid of social media sites, but it may be time for it to face(book) the music and leave the prom, as new networking site Ello looks like it might be taking over the title of Queen Bee. It’s ad-free, anti-selling our data and, some are saying, the […]
We’ve been really lucky to talk to technology research and advisory firm Gartner about data security, and one of our lovely comms girls, Steph is going to be doing a series of blogs on key points from the calls! In this first one we’ve got a few fantastic hints and tips for keeping data safe […]
In the summer of 2007 my computer crashed and I lost 7,000 songs and several important pieces of university coursework. It was a very dark time for me. Today is World Backup Day, and – because I never want anyone to go through what I went through after the Great Crash of 2007 – I’m […]
Disaster recovery has become a hot topic after last week’s floods, as many people’s belongings were washed away, along with their sense of security. So, when a large proportion of the country’s data centres are in the South East – an area badly affected by the floods – how do you know your data is […]
There seem to be a whole number of sins to get addicted to nowadays. But, whilst some people may have escaped the Game of Thrones ‘problem’ I’m currently suffering from, as a society there seems to be something that affects almost everyone; no matter where you are in the world you will always see people […]
