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Directors and company boards are being urged to shore up their cyber defences using new guidance, in a bid to protect their organisations from the growing tide of online threats. Package of measures sets clear steps boards and directors can take to protect their businesses from cyber criminals Improved strategies and better risk management will … Continue reading Business leaders supported to bolster online defences
‘Common sense changes to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill will safeguard the public, prevent fraud, and unlock post-Brexit opportunities.’ Data Protection and Digital Information Bill amendments have been tabled to further improve data security, bolster national security and prevent fraud changes include better use of data to identify fraud - tackling benefits cheats … Continue reading Data protection law revisions
New regime to cement UK’s position as a science and tech superpower Information Commissioner’s Office to be reformed to help drive economic growth and innovation and strengthen public trust in use of data Plans include tougher penalties for nuisance calls and text messagesGovernment wants new data regime “based on common sense, not box ticking” to … Continue reading UK launches data reform to boost innovation, economic growth and protect the public
The European Union (EU) has formally recognised the UK’s high data protection standards after more than a year of constructive talksThis will allow the continued seamless flow of personal data from the EU to the UK Personal data can continue to flow freely between Europe and the UK following agreement by the European Union to … Continue reading EU adopts ‘adequacy’ decisions allowing data to continue flowing freely to the UK
Today’s draft decisions follow months of discussions and pave the way for continued free flow of data between the EU and the UKThe UK now urges the EU to fulfil its declared commitment to complete the technical approval process swiftly, so that we have final data adequacy decisions as soon as possibleThis will provide certainty … Continue reading UK government welcomes the European Commission’s draft data adequacy decisions