All Data Protection & Privacy articles – Page 56
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PodcastSteve Wright: GDPR Advisor to Bank of England
The PrivSec Podcast is a series of discussions that covers the complete privacy, data protection and security spectrum, featuring subject matter experts.
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FeatureThe importance of consent and privacy when deploying voice biometrics
In a recent discussion with an acquaintance the following question was posed; would it bother you if a biometric template of yourself, any biometric at all, was stored by a third-party, be that a bank, healthcare provider, government agency or any other responsible entity?
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NewsNHS data breach exposes 24 staff data in Scotland
The private data of 24 NHS employees have been caught up in a data breach, reports reveal.
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ArticlePersonal data of TalkTalk breach victims discovered online
In 2015, news broke of a hack on TalkTalk, which compromised the personal data of 155,959 of the telecommunications firm’s customers, including 15,656 who had their bank details hacked.
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ArticleHMRC handed an enforcement notice following GDPR violation
Following an investigation HM Revenue and Customers (HMRC) has been hit with an enforcement notice after contravening the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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ArticleInadequate security sees surge in IoT data breaches, study shows
Research finds that the number of data breaches linked to Internet of Things (IoT) devices has increased considerably over the last two years.
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FeatureThe importance of securing customer data over the phone
Ensuring the safety of customers’ financial data is a priority in an era of ever-tighter regulations and increasing pressure. Breaches of credit card details, passwords or bank account information have sadly been a common occurrence in recent years – 2018 alone saw several major airline companies suffer cyber-attacks leading to thousands of customers falling victim to the theft of their financial details.
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ArticleMalaysia reviews data protection laws
Malaysia is in the process of updating its data protection laws to bring them in line with current standards.
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FeatureBYOD and GDPR: Managing the compliance conundrum
Today’s employees want the freedom to work from any location and any device at any time of day. These individuals are increasingly using their personal ‘smart’ mobile devices to conduct business.
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FeatureThe risks and rewards of making CCTV comply with the GDPR
The UK is one of the most watched nations in the world. Our research suggests there are up to eight million CCTV cameras installed, while others suggesting that there is least one camera for every ten people. Together they collect many petabytes (a petabyte is equal to 1,000,000 gigabytes) of data every single hour, all of which is subject to the GDPR.
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FeatureWhat does ERP have to do with GDPR?
Getting company and customer data in order can seem like a daunting task, especially for those leaving it to the last minute. Up until last May, data protection laws haven’t changed much since the 90s, which is surprising given how much has changed with regard to our digital identities. From social media, to mailing lists, to the Internet of Things, many of us are leaving trails of our digital identity wherever we go.
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ArticleMore privacy concerns hit Twitter
User privacy on Twitter has returned to the headlines following two patches that the social media platform had to implement to address glitches in its security systems.
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FeaturePersonal data protection in Turkey: The impact on business
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) finally came into force in May – as every business in Europe knows. Turkey has similar legislation, although some differences exist.
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FeatureData Quality Management: the key to successfully implementing GDPR
Data has a tremendous impact on the trajectory of an organisation as it relates to predicting customer behaviours and buying patterns, assisting with effective product management, providing organisations with competitor information and more.
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FeatureThe EU GDPR data encryption and decryption
Secure Chorus Chairman Elisabetta Zaccaria discusses the enhanced data privacy rights introduced by the EU General Data Protection Regulation and their impact on encryption methods for secure communication in enterprise.
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FeatureThe data ethics of GDPR are changing
Data presents us with many opportunities, whether commercial or in simply making our daily lives more efficient. But because these opportunities generally rely on various forms of personal data, there is of course an unavoidable question of data ethics.
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FeatureGDPR & Israeli privacy law: key differences
Due to recent changes in global privacy and data protection laws, certain entities may be subject to both Israeli data protection laws and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
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FeatureGDPR: what does it mean for direct mail?
The dust is beginning to settle and we are slowly exiting the grey GDPR cloud.
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FeatureSecure data sharing: How to reduce compliance risks
Making consumer and sensitive data more secure has been top of the agenda for business leaders and managers in a wide range of sectors since GDPR was announced.
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FeatureHow GDPR is shaping global data protection
At the end of last year, the EU accounted for around 15% of the world’s trade in goods. Under GDPR, any organisation that processes data relating to any individual, not only in the EU but in the economic area, must adhere to the rules that make up GDPR.
