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Powering over 43% of the World Wide Web, WordPress is one of the world’s most popular content management systems (CMS). Despite its popularity, thousands of WordPress sites are compromised every day. Why? Not because WordPress itself is insecure, but because these...
Over 2 million pieces of data of domestic abuse victims were downloaded from the Legal Aid Agency's online system. The Ministry of Justice reported that the hack was initially identified on 23 April 2025, but the extent of the attack was not known until 16 May 2025....
As a business owner, you probably own and manage a website; it’s central to your online presence, and a crucial platform for making sales and growing a business. But have you thought about the security implications of your website? Just like any other system, emails,...
Our friends at Malwarebytes have reported the use of AI in Gmail attacks. In May, 2024, the FBI warned about the increasing threat of cybercriminals using artificial intelligence (AI) in their scams. At the time, FBI Special Agent in Charge, Robert Tripp, said:...
However, there is much to consider when it comes to data privacy. Howard Freeman – Managing Director at Fortis DPC Limited has been investigating. Unless you have been in hiding, ChatGPT is now a major part of our world. There are lots of opinions about it, both good...
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...
British Airways has settled a legal claim by some of the 420,000 people affected by a major 2018 data breach. The breach affected both customers and BA staff. The data lost included names, addresses, and payment-card details. The Information Commissioner's Office...
With data breaches in the UK increasing by 46% year on year and over 80% of UK businesses falling victim to a successful attack this costs the UK economy £3.1bn between April ’21 and April ’22. This also resulted in ICO fines of £44m being collected against...
At lunchtime today (Monday 5 September), the UK’s next prime minister will be revealed despite delays to voting by Conservative Party members following a GCHQ alert over cyber hackers On the same day the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill comes up for its...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Safe information transfer is a must for modern organisations, but not all secure data transmission methods are equal. Here we explore the options available to you. A significant issue facing businesses is implementing secure data transmission methods when sending and...
The Children's Code The Children’s Code (or Age Appropriate Design Code to give its proper title) is a data protection code of practice for online services. This includes apps, online games, and web and social media sites that are likely to be accessed by...
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2003 No. 2426ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSThe Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 Made - - - 18th September 2003 Laid before Parliament - - - 18th September 2003 Coming into force - - - 11th...
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...
British firms face a bill of up to £1.6 billion if the UK government fails to win an EU adequacy decision. The decision, if granted, would allow dataflows to continue as normal. This was revealed by a new report published on Monday last (23rd November 2020). UK firms...