Data

Dixons Carphone has said a huge data breach that took place last year involved 10 million customers, up from its original estimate of 1.2 million.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45016906

Legal expert Alexander Egerton considers whether the ICO’s planned £500,000 fine for Facebook is the precursor of a spate of increased fines across the board, or if it shows the ICO’s stance has not changed and will continue to target certain activities

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/What-the-ICOs-Facebook-fine-teaches-us

The UK’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, reports increased public awareness of privacy and information rights issues

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252445266/Uptick-in-UK-privacy-awareness-says-ICO

A combination of a dramatic change in business requirements coupled with regulatory upheaval, embodied by GDPR, is taking IT organisations to a tipping point where they must take a much more pro-active approach to understanding and managing their data.

https://www.gigabitmagazine.com/big-data/new-economics-data-imperative-change

When it comes to data breach response, there could be a chance you are not on the same page

https://www.experian.co.uk/blogs/latest-thinking/identity-and-fraud/do-you-know-what-your-customers-are-thinking-when-it-comes-to-data-breach-response-there-could-be-a-chance-you-are-not-on-the-same-page/

The security risk of lost mobile devices is underlined by the fact that almost 26,000 mobile phones and computing devices were lost in London in the past year alone

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252444965/Mobile-devices-lost-in-London-underline-security-risk

Why is it important to know where data flows, with whom it's shared and where it lives at rest, and what is the best way of achieving this?

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-GDPR-requires-unprecedented-view-of-data-flows

The full cost of “mega breaches” can be up to £264m, with the average UK data breach costing £2.69m, a study has revealed

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252444496/Hidden-costs-of-data-breaches-difficult-to-manage-study-finds

Facebook could face the maximum fine provided by the UK’s previous data protection laws for lack of transparency and security issues relating to the harvesting of data

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252444559/Facebook-could-face-ICO-fine-of-up-to-500000

A software glitch has resulted in up to 150,000 NHS patients' data being unwittingly shared against their will, a government minister has disclosed.

http://www.itpro.co.uk/privacy/31435/nhs-glitch-led-to-150000-patients-data-accidentally-shared-against-their-will?_mout=1