Safe Harbour successor agreed – but will it actually change anything?
Hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation’s approval last week, an agreement has been reached between the EU and the US for transatlantic data flow. The EU-US Privacy Shield will replace Safe Harbour, the law which allowed the transfer of data from the EU to the US until it was ruled invalid […]
Hochtief AG admits to insider trading contravention
ASIC has started legal action in the Federal Court of Australia against German construction group holding company Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft (Hochtief AG), seeking a declaration of contravention and a financial penalty order against the company for insider trading. ASIC’s action centres on the early 2014 on-market acquisition of ordinary shares of Leighton Holdings Limited (now called […]
ICO releases data privacy assessment tool for SMEs
With the number of high profile examples of big businesses being targeted by cyber criminals, it’d be easy for small and medium-sized enterprises to overlook their own vulnerabilities. Many SMEs possess customer databases to rival those of larger businesses, but tend to lack the security infrastructure to match – making them highly valuable targets for […]
Higher health and safety fines: how to avoid a penalty
From 1st February 2016, courts will have new powers to impose higher fines on organisations that breach health and safety legislation. The change is in response to a perception that penalties were previously too low. The new guidelines apply to all health and safety and corporate manslaughter cases. The level of fines for health and […]
7 tips for turning your data protection policy into a competitive advantage
So you’ve implemented a new data protection policy, trained your employees, and you’re confident your business is now in compliance with data protection regulations. You might think your work is done, but if you stop there, you’re missing out on a golden opportunity to turn your data protection policy into a competitive advantage. Privacy has […]
4 added values of a data privacy culture that go beyond compliance
Compliance with data protection regulation is often seen as a bane of the IT department’s life, so it’s no surprise that efforts are sometimes focused solely on meeting the minimum legal requirement as quickly and easily as possible. Regulations can feel like barriers that get in the way of doing business, but there are benefits […]
EU’s new Data Protection Regulation – what you need to know
Updated Tuesday, August 30, 2016 In April 2016 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was signed into law by the European Union. It will take effect in all member states two years after its formal adoption. The regulation represents the most significant global development in data protection law since the EU Data Protection Directive […]
New safeguarding eLearning courses available now
Living a life free from abuse is a basic human right and we all share a responsibility for ensuring that those in need of safeguarding are protected.
To help organisations deliver vital safeguarding training…
New LMS feature: Automatic reporting straight to your email
You can now have any report generated by the LMS emailed to you automatically, either weekly or monthly. The reports are fully customisable and can be sent to any recipient. See the feature in action
Hollywood explains Money Laundering
Money Laundering, at its core, is the act of making money from ‘source A’ look as if it was obtained from ‘source B’. Globalisation has made distributing this money much easier, and by consequence harder for authorities to track it down. No one explains it better than Hollywood.
