Data Use and Access Act 2025 – Key Changes Now in Force
Important changes to UK data protection law came into force on 5th February 2026 under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. The good news … Read more
Data security
Responsible use of AI in recruitment
When it comes to recruitment, Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used for everything from scanning CVs to identify potential candidates to consider further, as … Read more
£20m not £183m fine for BA after website security breach
You’ll recall back in July last year the ICO indicated it intended to fine British Airways £183m for a data breach it had suffered via … Read more
Protecting personal data when working remotely because of Coronavirus
Following on from our post from last week regarding contingency planning for Coronavirus, we thought it would be useful to set out what you should … Read more
German data protection regulator issues €9.5m fine for security failings
The German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) has issued 1&1 Telecom with a €9,550,000 fine for security failings (English translation) in … Read more
Website “formjacking” increasing risk to insecure sites
According to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report 2019 on average 4800 websites a month are compromised by formjacking code. Formjacking is a cyber security threat to … Read more
NHS cyber-attack shows no one is immune
A new cyber-attack has made headline news this evening (Friday 12th May). The ransomware attack on the NHS has impacted a number of hospitals and … Read more