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What is a data protection officer?
What is a data protection officer?

Find out what the data protection officer role involves and who or what you need to hire. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is something you've heard a lot about, whether you collect, store and use customer data, or you don't. It's the biggest...

GDPR Adoption…the reality
GDPR Adoption…the reality

It is almost four and a half years since the GDPR became enforced in May of 2018. Since that date, when the world went mad over consent, subscriptions and other connection requests that most of the requestors ignored, we have had Harry and Megan, Brexit, Covid-19 and...

Yodel Hack – Parcel Delivery Delays
Yodel Hack – Parcel Delivery Delays

The delivery service company Yodel has suffered a “cyber incident” resulting in widespread disruption. Customers awaiting deliveries noted that Yodel’s systems were offline last weekend. Yodel said: “We are working to restore our operations as quickly as possible but...

What does Cyber Essentials Cost?

Cyber Essentials is one of the most cost-effective ways to boost your organisation’s information security. But, what does Cyber Essentials cost? Designed to help organisations address common weaknesses Designed to help organisations address common weaknesses, it can...

Happy third Birthday

For many new businesses, celebrating a happy third birthday is a key milestone. However, reaching three years is not easy to achieve. This week we celebrated our third birthday and we had the opportunity to sit and discuss what we did well and also what we did wrong....

Your CCTV and the GDPR?
Your CCTV and the GDPR?

In case you didn’t know, but CCTV footage is subject to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The Regulation isn’t just about written or electronic data such as names and addresses. It applies to any information that can identify someone. That includes...

Video Conferencing and the GDPR
Video Conferencing and the GDPR

Due to social distancing and restrictions enforced by the UK’s tier systems, we are now used to business meetings taking place online. In particular, the video conferencing platform “Zoom” has achieved huge popularity through the pandemic. However, over the same...

Nursing home fined
Nursing home fined

Nursing home fined for a data breach after a laptop with residents' details is stolen A nursing home in County Antrim has been fined £15,000 for failing to adequately protect sensitive data about its staff and residents.  This story is a look back in history but...

Black Friday 2020 scams
Black Friday 2020 scams

And how to avoid them… The scramble for bargains and supposedly unbelievable savings, whatever your thoughts about Black Friday are, brings with it a spike in cybersecurity threats. Cybercriminals will be just as keen to take advantage of you as you are desperate for...

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