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Welcome to our blog, The Source.
I know that business compliance can sometimes be overwhelming and I want to help you find your way to being and staying complaint.
THS SOURCE is a place for you to access and find out about the latest topics and insights that could impact your compliance for GDPR, ISO, Cyber Security and PCI DSS.
Howard Freeman
Transferring data to the US
Assessment and Action Plan Make sure your EU-US data transfer is lawful In July 2020, the European Court of Justice delivered its ruling on the Schrems II case, declaring the EU-US Privacy Shield invalid. The Privacy Shield was one of the three options available...
ISO 27701 – are you privacy ready?
ISO/IEC 27701 is the international standard for privacy information management systems and is a companion standard for ISO 27001. ISO/IEC 27701 enables organisations to demonstrate compliance with all applicable privacy regulations, including the GDPR and the Data...
Estate agency fined
Estate agency fined £80,000 for failing to keep tenants’ data safe. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a London estate agency £80,000 for leaving 18,610 customers' personal data exposed for almost two years. The security breach happened at...
Managing for health and safety (HSG65)
This revised edition of one of HSE’s most popular guides is mainly for leaders, owners and line managers. It will particularly help those who need to put in place or oversee their organisation’s health and safety arrangements. The advice may also help workers...
ISO 9001 Quality Management
What is ISO 9001? Quality Management Systems (QMS) explained Companies and organisations are now expected to prove competency across an increasing number of disciplines in order to win contracts in both the private and public sector. A quality management system (QMS)...
GP surgery secretary fined
A former GP surgery secretary has been fined for reading medical records of 231 patients in two years, the ICO reported in 2018. A trip back in time to November of 2018 for this blog. We shouldn't forget that whilst this story may have a few cobwebs on it, this could...