19 posts categorised "Cyber security"

December 16, 2019 Do organisations really know what data they have? Where it is and who has access to it? With increasing scrutiny on the security of personal data and severe financial and reputational implications for those firms experiencing breaches, it’s vital that businesses fully understand where personal data sits across their network - or face the consequences.

June 13, 2019 Privacy stifles innovation and competitiveness? Not so! In this blog we discuss how regulations like the GDPR can play a positive role in achieving a right balance between protecting society from the erosion of privacy, without compromising innovation and competitiveness in business and public services

April 15, 2019 A wise organisation builds its products and services upon the… sand? In this blog Simon, Shervin and James assess the ICO regulatory sandbox by discussing its upsides and downsides as well as how the regulatory sandbox works

February 07, 2019 Data Protection , Cyber Crime & Modern Business Cyber crime remains a key issue for businesses worldwide. In this blog Richard Hall looks at how far we have come since the Council of Europe Convention on Cyber Crime in Budapest and the next steps to dealing with cyber-crime and data protection.

January 24, 2019 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the GDPR– Part Two In Part Two of our blog series on Artificial Intelligence, Emily Sheen and Ningxin Xie discuss some of the main requirements of businesses who utilise artificial intelligence in practice, and look at the key trends that are being discussed around the use of AI technologies.

January 07, 2019 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the GDPR - Part one In this blog post, Emily Sheen and Ningxin Xie outline some of the key considerations which organisations should be taking into account when developing and/or deploying AI technologies, especially if these technologies carry out automated decision-making services that fall under the scope of the GDPR, to maintain public trust in a product or service.

March 17, 2017 Italian Garante Fines By Stefano Cancarini and Flavia Messina With a recent decision, the Italian Data Protection Authority issued fines for over 11 million Euro to five companies...

February 17, 2017 Data Protection Officer – do you need to appoint one? By Samantha Sayers @SamSPrivacyGuru The concept of a ‘Data Protection Officer’ (“DPO”) for organisations processing personal data has been alive and well for many years...

February 15, 2017 Identifying a controller or processor’s lead supervisory authority By Polly Ralph Follow @polly_ralph In December 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) published its Guidelines for Identifying a Lead Supervisory Authority (the "Guidelines")....

February 13, 2017 Data Portability: how will your organisation unlock this right? By Tughan Thuraisingam and Tamsin Hoque Follow @tughanTT Two months have passed since the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) published its “guidelines on the right...

February 09, 2017 Direct Marketing: impacts of the draft e-privacy regulation By Polly Ralph Follow @polly_ralph Whilst many organisations continue to grapple with the impact of the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), another important piece...

February 03, 2017 Litigation: data protection may be an alternative to defamation, says Court of Appeal By Kate Macmillan A recent Court of Appeal ("CA") decision may give a boost to claimants in data protection litigation. In the “Moroccan Prince” case[1],...

January 19, 2017 ICO issues updated GDPR guidance – watch this space… By Samantha Sayers @SamSPrivacyGuru This week the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published updated guidance setting out what organisations can expect from the ICO in...

December 16, 2016 Cyber insurance – castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually. By David Cook Follow @CyberSolicitor Setting the scene The risk of a cyber incident and financial consequences that could then arise are both factors that...

August 03, 2016 EU watchdogs welcome improvements of recently approved Privacy Shield By Natasha Simmons View Natasha Simmons’s profile Last Tuesday (26 July 2016) the WP29 (a group comprised of national representatives from each data protection authority...

May 04, 2016 The GDPR has been published! Following the flurry of activity around the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in April, the final text was published in the Official Journal of...

April 29, 2015 Hacker unlawfully obtains personal information – Who is the victim? Mick Gorrill By Mick Gorrill Follow @mickgorr When an individual is the victim of a criminal offence and reports the circumstances to the police they,...

April 10, 2015 Paper records – time for a risk assessment? By Mick Gorrill Follow @mickgorr The Serious Fraud Office has recently been fined £180,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for a breach of the seventh...

April 07, 2015 Keep Calm and Carry On (in the Cloud) – Know the Risks By Ian Todd The sun may be shining over London, but one cloud still looms… Okay, that may be somewhat dramatic, but there are interesting...

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