Articles - DAC Beachcroft

Articles by Hans Allnutt

Cybercriminals vs law enforcement. Who is winning?

Cybercriminals vs law enforcement. Who is winning?

The worldwide successes of law enforcement against ransomware groups are increasing, and essential to that success is the international collaboration, ...

Look smart: Preventing cyber security risks in a clean energy future

Look smart: Preventing cyber security risks in a clean energy future

There is arguably no more significant element of a nation’s critical infrastructure than its energy supply. The importance of the energy sector makes ...

Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, receives GDPR ban and threatened fine from Italian regulator over child safety concerns

Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, receives GDPR ban and threatened fine from Italian regulator over child safety concerns

The Italian Regulator (Garante) has recently issued an order banning the Replika app from processing Italian users’ data following an investigation. L ...

Cyber Newsletter - March 2023

Cyber Newsletter - March 2023

Welcome to the March edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin which looks at issues including recent successes by law enforcement against a major ransom ...

Software next on the agenda for UK cyber resilience

Software next on the agenda for UK cyber resilience

Following the publication of the National Cyber Strategy in late 2021, the UK government has placed cyber resilience at the forefront of UK digital an ...

Cyber Newsletter - February 2023

Cyber Newsletter - February 2023

Welcome to the February edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin, which has an international flavour as we consider issues across in Europe, Asia-Pacifi ...

2023: The Cyber & Data Risk Horizon

2023: The Cyber & Data Risk Horizon

Cyber & Data risks continue to be identified by various organisations as the key concern that they are facing as they move deeper into 2023. To ma ...

County Court grapples with low value data breach claims

County Court grapples with low value data breach claims

Avid readers of the trials and tribulations of low value data breach claims being pursued at great legal costs will be interested in the County Court’ ...

Cyber newsletter - January 2023

Cyber newsletter - January 2023

Welcome to the first 2023 edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin, in which we look ahead to some of the key issues set to make an impact this year, as ...

Named and Shamed? ICO now publishing names of organisations suffering data breaches

Named and Shamed? ICO now publishing names of organisations suffering data breaches

One of the key considerations for any organisation facing a data breach is to avoid publicity around the breach and any criticism from regulators whic ...