Cyber insurance ‘unlikely to cover massive GDPR fines’
Companies banking on cyber insurance to protect themselves against the harsh penalties due under GDPR could be in for a…
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New warning as basic data security failure fuels ICO fine
As the fall-out from the latest ransomware attack continues, small and medium sized businesses have been warned to ensure they…
Europe faces shortage of 350,000 cyber security chiefs
The digital and data skills crisis might be getting all the headlines but according to a new study it is…
Midlands duo face jail after fessing up to TalkTalk hack
Two friends from the Midlands are facing jail for their part in the hack attack on the TalkTalk website, after…
Met Police under fire over shotgun security mailshot
The Metropolitan Police has been accused of compromising the data of 30,000 firearm and shotgun owners living in London after…
Wonga whacked by ‘biggest ever’ financial data breach
Wonga has been battered by what could be the biggest ever loss of customers’ financial information following reports that nearly…
ICO accused of ‘bottling it’ as Which? escapes battering
The Information Commissioner’s Office has dropped its investigation into the data practices of Which?, sparking accusations that the regulator has…
TalkTalk rocked by ‘industrial scale Indian fraud gang’
Just when TalkTalk finally thought it might be able to move on from the October 2015 data breach which has…
Sports Direct ‘sweeps staff data breach under carpet’
Sports Direct appears to have hammered yet another nail in the coffin of its employee relations following reports that the…
TalkTalk chief bows out ‘after seven fulfilling years’
TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding, who had the dubious honour of presiding over a brand which some claim will be…