GDPR helps firms stave off cyber attack bombardment
Some may reckon GDPR needs an overhaul but British businesses have found the cyber security measures it enforces have saved…
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UK firms issued red alert as Microsoft hack escalates
All UK businesses which use Microsoft’s Exchange software are being urged to check their systems immediately for signs of hacking…
Fore! Top golf club warns members over data breach
Wentworth, one of the UK’s most prestigious golf clubs, has been forced to get down on both knees to its…
Cyber insurance to grow 24% to $32bn as attacks soar
The global cyber insurance market is poised for major growth over the next six years, soaring from $5.6bn (£4.2bn) in…
Marriott hammers down GDPR fine from £99m to £18m
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally settled its legal dispute with Marriott International over its proposed GDPR fine of £99m,…
BA slashed GDPR fine because ICO ‘had jumped the gun’
The real reason British Airways managed to batter down its proposed £183m GDPR fine to “just” £20m had less to…
BA ‘humiliates’ ICO by slashing £183m fine to £20m
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been accused of a humiliating climbdown after being forced to slash its proposed GDPR fine…
Once more with feeling: Marriott wins new delay to fine
Another week, and Marriott International has secured yet another delay to its proposed GDPR fine, the fifth time its lawyers…
From bad to worse: Blackbaud admits finance data loss
US cloud and education software giant Blackbaud has finally admitted the data breach which hit scores of UK universities and…
Blackbaud breach sparks legal threat to UK universities
UK universities, many of which are already facing criticism for locking up students in Covid-19 isolation, could soon be facing…