One of the strange features of cybercrime is how much of it is public. A quick search will turn up forums and sites where stolen goods, credit cards and data are openly traded. But a glance into those places may not give you much idea about what is going on. “Everyone can join as long as you speak Russian,” said […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 06/03/2017
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 28/02/2017
Average car insurance premiums could increase by up to £75 a year as a result of a government ruling, industry experts have said. A new formula for calculating compensation payments for those who suffer long-term injuries has been announced by the Ministry of Justice. But the Association of British Insurers (ABI) called the decision “crazy”. The Ministry of Justice said […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 21/02/2017
On the 14th April 2016, the European Parliament voted to adopt the new Data Protection Law for Europe called the General Data Protection Regulation. Data protection will be significantly tightened and individual’s rights (including bringing claims) will be strengthened. Fines will raise to as much as 4% of global turnover of breaching the Law including a data breach. The Regulation […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 15/02/2017
Loss of data – fines being imposed
Categories: General
With the introduction of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has advised that following the theft of a hard drive device, containing 59592 customers names, addresses and bank account details, account numbers and sort codes they have imposed a fine to Royal Sun Allianz (RSA) of £150,000. The new Regulation states that any loss […]