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Australian Bushfire donation hacking response

Australian Bushfire donation hacking response

Natural Disasters - Scams Scammers are very much tuned in to current events and in the case of a natural disasters (such as Australian bushfire), they are quick to capitalise in any way that they can. This could be in the form of setting up fake, but realistic looking...

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5 Cyber Security basics for medium sized businesses.

5 Cyber Security basics for medium sized businesses.

Intro - Cyber security It is very easy to think that just because you’re a small business that cybercriminals will ignore you. The mentality of “there is not much to take” is very common amongst small business owners, but it is also a very dangerous one to have,...

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What’s new under GDPR?

What’s new under GDPR?

This article will look at what's new under GDPR for controllers and processors based on information provided by the ICO. What's new under GDPR? - Controllers and processors Controllers have new data protection obligations under the GDPR. Also, in a change from...

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Data Protection and Cyber Security still affects everyone.

Data Protection and Cyber Security still affects everyone.

Data and system security -The Problem I have heard many CSO’s, information security and IT managers over the years bemoan the fact that they are just not given the authority or budget to properly secure good data and system security and I can quite understand their...

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International Transfer of Data Policy

International Transfer of Data Policy

1. The transfer of personal data internationally - Introduction This procedure is intended to be used when putting in place a new arrangement for the transfer of personal data internationally (to a country outside of the European Union or to an international...

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Do Morrisons’ password problems reflect the rest of the UK?

Do Morrisons’ password problems reflect the rest of the UK?

Password security plus more this week. Here is our round up of some of the news throughout this week, including password security and the Morrisons scandal. First up this week is Morrisons. We will watch this one with interest. Will Morrisons appeal against being held...

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Toyota and Facebook are back at it again -Data Privacy

Toyota and Facebook are back at it again -Data Privacy

Data Privacy - Toyota is at it again.  Toyota’s second data breach of the year. We take the view that multinational organisations like Toyota would appear not to have good enough visibility of their infrastructure. Therefore, making it more likely for data breaches to...

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Data leak, Marriot Hotels, GDPR plus a lot more this week.

Data leak, Marriot Hotels, GDPR plus a lot more this week.

Data leak advice: Another week and another report of a massive data leak.  This article provides some good advice about how to check if you are affected and what you can do if you are. ICO & data leak: Nice to see that while the ICO has doubts about many...

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