Data

Employees emerged yet again as a major cyber-risk to organizations last year, accounting for 28% of breaches with human error a major factor contributing to data loss, according to Verizon.

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/insiders-blamed-for-over-quarter

A British rail operator has reset more than a million customer accounts after discovering hackers had successfully breached a small percentage of them

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43725640

Approximately 40% fewer data records were stolen or compromised in the UK in 2017 against the previous year, despite more than 2.6 billion records leaked worldwide

http://www.itpro.co.uk/data-breaches/30918/uk-data-breaches-decline-despite-sharp-global-rise

Facebook believes the data of up to 87 million people was improperly shared with the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica - many more than previously disclosed.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43649018

There are seven key areas organisations should review to ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, and even though the deadline is less than four months away, it is still not too late to start

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/3-2-1-GDPR-How-to-be-prepared-on-25-May

Businesses can use the vagueness of the regulation to argue against fines in court, say experts

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252437730/Organisations-can-use-GDPR-ambiguity-to-contest-fines-in-court-experts-say

The London offices of Cambridge Analytica have been searched by enforcement officers from the UK's information commissioner.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43522775

Experian sanctioned a comprehensive research programme into this topic

https://engage.experian.co.uk/delivering-value-in-the-digital-age/

In wake of Facebook's massive privacy scandal, experts say login details sell for just $5.20 on the dark web

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5533871/How-Facebook-data-worth-Hackers-sell-dollars.html

Facebook could face huge fines as the result of a federal inquiry into the data exploitation scandal, further underlining the importance of personal data protection for all enterprises

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252437626/Facebook-could-be-hit-with-2tn-fine-after-FTC-inquiry