In a post-GDPR market, organisations are becoming increasingly more aware of their obligations and responsibilities to keep data safe. The ICO has progressively increased the monetary value of fines handed out for failing to comply with the new legislation. In the last quarter alone, the ICO have fined various organisations over £1.5m for avoidable incidents. […]
Information Commissioner's Office
Glasgow City Council fined £150,000 for loss of unencrypted laptops
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Glasgow City Council £150,000 for the loss of two unencrypted laptops, one of which contained personal details of more than 20,000 people. The ICO discovered that a further 74 unencrypted laptops were missing, six of which were known to be stolen. Glasgow City Council said it took immediate steps […]
AMI hosts Titanic Data Protection Seminar 30 May 2013
Data protection is an increasingly important and heavily legislated business area. This seminar looks at the changes which are currently being considered to data protection law and how businesses need to be aware of them to remain compliant. The event will be held at the Titanic Centre in Belfast on 30 May 2013. The event […]
FStech Secure Information Conference – a towering success!
DiskShred part sponsored the recent FStech Secure Information Conference at the Hilton London Tower Bridge on the 15th March 2012. A wide range of industry and academic professionals attended to hear about the latest hot topics currently facing the Finance Sector. DiskShred’s media destruction specialists were on-hand to offer advice on the best practice for the […]