Bad Security – Taking Risks and Not Realising It
Another fine has been issued by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and, again, it is the result of something that could easily have been prevented if a bit of time…
Security is the cheaper option – stop avoiding it.
Another Data Protection Act fine (civil monetary penalty) was announced yesterday (25 Oct 12), and again it is largely the result of risk management mistakes meaning that a cheap preventative…
ICO claims private sector leads the way on Data Protection Act compliance
Interestingly, a report from the ICO published yesterday has stated that the private sector appears to be more compliant with the requirements of the Data Protection Act than public sector…
Secure Data Disposal – not really…
Continuing the unfortunate trend of public sector organisations falling foul of the Data Protection Act, we have another example of the ICO levying a large fine on a council. Today…
NHS Security Breaches Continue
Given the level of fines ("Civil Monetary Penalties") the Information Commissioner's Office levied against the NHS in June, you would be forgiven in thinking that the Health Service would have…
Information Commissioner’s Office launch IT Security Guide for Small Businesses
Today the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced it had produced "A practical guide to IT Security" with the subheading that this is "Ideal for the small business." At the time…
ICO Fines Increasing for data breaches
Data Security – Fines for breaches increasing
This month has seen a major increase in the fines levied by the Information Commissioner for breaches of the Data Protection Act. Over the last 30 days, there have been over £500,000…
ICO issues first fine to NHS following data breach
Today the Information Commissioner's Office announced that a Welsh health board had become the first NHS organisation to be issued with a monetary fine for a breach of the Data…
Scottish Charity Suffers Data Protection Breach
Another week, another easily prevented data protection breach in the news. This time it is the Glasgow based charity Enable Scotland that is under the spotlight. From the ICO news…
Data Protection – Dont forget to sanitise!
Staff training is an essential part of every business. The better trained your staff are, the more motivated and efficient they are likely to be. For your training to work,…
Personal Email + Work Activity = High Risk Situation
Almost everyone has a personal email address, to the point where you are probably more shocked to discover someone who doesnt rather than a person who has several. In recent…
Health worker breaches Data Protection Act, gets £1500 fine
Breaches of the Data Protection Act, almost commonplace in 2011, continue into the new year of 2012. As has often been the case, the incident reported this week has been…
Online bingo players details sold
Another week, another Data Protection Act breach. Yesterday, the ICO reported on a former employee of an online gambling site who pleaded guilty to selling the personal data belonging to…
Data Protection Act – Calls for more powers while breaches continue
Earlier this week, the Justice Committee Ninth Report made the recommendation that the Information Commissioners should have the power to issue custodial sentences (prison time) for breaches of the Data…
Public distrust of business data protection safeguards
A press release issued today by the Information Commissioner's Office indicates that (in the UK at least), more and more businesses are becoming aware of their data protection responsibilities. However,…