Cyber and Data Risk By Hans Allnutt This collection addresses the full spectrum of cyber security and data risk management – the zeitgeist of our age.
Cybersecurity of Smart Technologies – New Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill By Eleanor Ludlam In the Queen’s Speech delivered on 10 May 2022 at the House of Commons by HRH The Prince of Wales, the Government announced the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (“ Product Security Bill ”). The Government subsequently…
Queen's Speech 2022 - Data Reform Bill By Eleanor Ludlam In the Queen’s Speech delivered on 10 May 2022 at the House of Commons by HRH The Prince of Wales, the Government announced a new Data Reform Bill. The Government subsequently released a high-level overview of 38 proposed laws, including the Data…
The ICO launches an AI and data protection risk toolkit By Charlotte Halford Last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ ICO ”) launched v1.0 of its AI and data protection risk toolkit (the “ Toolkit ”). The Toolkit forms part of the ICO’s wider Guidance on AI and data protection. V1.0 of the Toolkit follows the…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - April 2022 By Hans Allnutt Welcome to the April edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
Cyber Risk in the World of Renewable Energy & Climate Change By Brett Randles The World Economic Forum recently stated that cyber-crime and climate change were seen as the two biggest threats that the modern world currently faces. Even though the nature of those threats seem to be intrinsically different, there are some…
Swedish DPA Audit Results in Klarna Fine By Eleanor Ludlam The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (“SDPA”) has issued an administrative fine of SEK 7,500,000 (approximately, GBP 601,425) against Klarna Bank AB on 28 March 2022 after an investigation highlighted non-compliance with various rules in the…
Cookie Bite By Eleanor Ludlam European Data Protection Authorities (“DPAs”) have issued some headline grabbing cookie-related fines so far this year; on 6 January 2022, CNIL issued whopping fines of €150million against Google and €60million on Facebook (read more here) and…
Bank of Ireland fined €463,000 for breaches of GDPR By Aidan Healy The Data Protection Commission recently announced its decision to fine Bank of Ireland (“ BOI ”) €463,000 for a number of breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (“ GDPR ”). The DPC’s announcement came following an inquiry by the…
Amendments to the Security of Network and Information Systems Regulations By Hans Allnutt The Security of Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (‘the 2018 NISR’) established a regulatory framework for network and information systems in the UK. The NISR apply to both operators of essential services (OESs) and relevant digital…
2022 Cyber Security Breaches Survey vs ICO Incident Data: what can we learn from the statistics? By Hans Allnutt On 30 March 2022, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published its annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey (the “ Survey ”) – UK’s official cyber resilience study. According to the gov.uk website, the Survey is primarily used to…