Midlands Fraud Forum

Data Breach : Dixons Carphone admits huge data breach

18 Jun 2018 9:36 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Dixons Carphone has admitted a huge data breach involving 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44465331#

Data Security : Data governance is essential to data security

11 Jun 2018 3:02 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Why is it important to know where data flows, with whom it's shared and where it lives at rest – and what is the best way of achieving this?

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Data-governance-is-essential-to-data-security

Data Protection : GDPR – like a lot of regulation – will mostly benefit the big incumbents

11 Jun 2018 3:01 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

The law of unintended consequences applies to the new EU data protection laws, because the big players it seeks to regulate can better afford to comply

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/GDPR-like-a-lot-of-regulation-will-mostly-benefit-the-big-incumbents

ICO : Nuisance call bosses could be fined up to £500,000

03 Jun 2018 9:05 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Bosses of firms which bombard people with nuisance calls could be fined up to £500,000 under government proposals to make them personally liable.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44294566

Data Security : Data governance is good for business and security

03 Jun 2018 9:04 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

The footprint of data created and used by an organisation continues to grow exponentially. The organisational value of each piece of data varies as it makes its journey through the stages of the information lifecycle. These stages are: create, process, store, transmit, destroy.

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Data-governance-is-good-for-business-and-security

Data Protection : Data governance is good for business and security

03 Jun 2018 9:03 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Why is it important to know where data flows, with whom it's shared and where it lives at rest, and what is the best way of achieving this?

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Data-governance-is-good-for-business-and-security

Data Protection : Facebook Scandal Reveals Need for Better Data Policies

03 Jun 2018 9:03 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

The bad news continues to mount for Facebook in the wake of its massive data scandal

https://www.scmagazine.com/facebook-scandal-reveals-need-for-better-data-policies/article/769562/

Data Protection : GDPR may not be perfect, but it’s an important milestone in data protection

03 Jun 2018 9:02 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

It's GDPR day, and TechUK's CEO Julian David writes about what is an important milestone in data protection in the digital world

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/GDPR-may-not-be-perfect-but-its-an-important-milestone-in-data-protection

Data Breach : Can Blockchain Solve Identity Fraud?

03 Jun 2018 9:00 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

A crypto-craze fuelled by digital currency volatility is bringing blockchain technology, the digital ledger system that underlies such currencies, into the spotlight.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/05/31/can-blockchain-solve-identity-fraud/#33dea51f7289

Data Breach : UK security spend low despite breaches

03 Jun 2018 8:59 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

The UK is the most breached country in Europe, but IT security spend remains low compared with other countries in the region, a report reveals

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252442010/UK-security-spend-low-despite-breaches