From little information that has been released we are aware that: They announced that they had been the victim of a cyber attack earlier in November The issue is still on-going, they have been able to restore all systems and they are receiving assistance from the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) They have not [...]

Following the recent scandal around A level results day in England and Wales, in which almost 40% of students were downgraded through the use of an algorithm developed by exams regulator Ofqual (due to Covid-19 disrupting exams), the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) has come under quite a bit of fire. Now the head of [...]

As we start to emerge from the Covid crisis and those businesses that closed or operated under reduced capacity start to turn their attention to finding vital new revenues, it may be worth casting your eye over your own website to ensure it promotes your business positively and effectively. I can guarantee that some businesses [...]

As the crisis has evolved, it’s become clear that homeworking is likely to remain the preferred advice for months to come, there are numerous stories of how businesses have benefitted, add to that the related economic and ecological benefits of meetings by zoom (especially client meetings), it’s safe to forecast that the landscape has changed [...]

Due to the advancement in technologies, it has become much easier for companies to access, collect and use customer data even without one’s permission. In recent times, such practices have raised several concerns regarding the use of data and privacy evasion. Therefore, in interest of its citizens’ right to privacy, the EU will be implementing [...]

When I speak to business owners that know they have changes make ahead of the GDPR, the most common thing I hear is that they have loads of time before starting work. Whilst there are still just short of 9 months to complete preparations, some companies are already too late. There are a number of [...]

When GDPR comes into force in May 2018, your business will be at risk of action from the ICO if you suffer a breach You will have probably already heard a lot about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the media and with less than 9 months until businesses are required to comply, SMEs [...]

Here we look at some other new areas being introduced next May. If you use Cloud Services to store data you will need to ensure that the company storing the data is compliant, it is your responsibility to do so. The larger cloud hosting companies are very aware of GDPR and are making preparations to [...]

GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation, it replaces the existing Data Protection Act (DPA), and introduces a number of changes to the way businesses need to manage personal data. This blog is designed to give you a basic introduction and hopefully encourage you to start the process to allow you to be compliant. Definition [...]