AWS global outage triggers warning over hack attacks
A major outage at Amazon Web Services in the US has sent shockwaves around the globe, with many of the…
data security
Capita secures 70% cut in data breach fine to pay £14m
Outsourcing giant Capita – whose clients span both public and private sector – has agreed to pay a £14m fine…
Ex-accident claims advisor fined for illegal data access
Those who unlawfully access personal data have been issued a stark warning by the Information Commissioner’s Office following the sentencing…
Tory vow to axe ECHR ‘could sink £161bn EU data deal’
The Conservative Party’s pledge to withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – mirroring Reform UK’s…
Digital ID ‘will be hackers heaven and civil liberties hell’
Privacy groups, data protection experts and British consumers have attacked the Government’s plan to introduce a mandatory digital ID scheme,…
Brands scramble for talent as fears grow over cyber war
The recent deluge of data grabbing cyberattacks on major UK brands has sparked a sharp rise in salary premiums for…
‘Steady hand’ Higham decides to quit top M&S tech role
M&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham has decided to step back from her role, in the wake of…
Brands face threat of new wave of data breach payouts
The Court of Appeal has paved the way for a potential barrage of compensation claims for breaches of data protection…
ICO plans triage system to tackle complaints emergency
The Information Commissioner’s Office is proposing major changes to its seemingly out-of-control complaints-handling procedure by introducing a “triage” system, that…
Consumers demand return to print as digital fears soar
Further evidence has emerged that consumers are increasingly rejecting brands’ efforts to railroad them into receiving digital over paper-based communications,…