Information Commissioner's Office issue over £2.2 million in penalties for regulation breaches

London: The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued £2.2 million in fines for privacy regulation breaches in 2020-21, whilst also pushing to improve regulations for businesses with a number of new initiatives.

The data, analysed by the Parliament Street think tank, was uncovered in the Government’s recently published Better Regulation Annual Report 2020-21 which detailed the fines and penalties for the reporting period alongside actions taken to assist businesses.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 24 January 2022 15:30

Prioritising Levels of Risk in Your Cybersecurity Assessment

Cybersecurity is one of the most pressing issues for businesses. For the first time, it has been identified by security professionals as the single biggest risk to an organisation. Cybersecurity risks come in many forms but, while businesses need to protect against all threats, some are more urgent than others.

Prioritising the levels of risk associated with cybersecurity incidents will help you protect your business from the most pressing threats first. For example, if you have an unsupported operating system (OS) on your PCs, they are very likely to get breached, whereas your up-to-date systems pose less risk.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Cyber Security & e-Crime; Posted On Monday, 24 January 2022 15:19

DATA PRIVACY WEEK 2022: TOTALITY SERVICES HIGHLIGHTS RISKS OF DATA SECURITY BREACHES AND IMPACTS ON INDIVIDUALAND BUSINESSES

LEADING IT SERVICE PROVIDER OUTLINES SIMPLE TIPS TO HELP KEEP YOU SAFE ONLINE

2021 was open season for attackers around the world
Ransomware gangs targeted health care facilities, schools, and critical infrastructure with number of publicly reported data compromises rising by 17% in 2021 (YOY)
Background information and helpful tips provided by leading IT experts to help protect yourself online and to celebrate Data Privacy Week 2022

LONDON, JANUARY 24, 2022: YOUR personal information is not safe online. Data breaches happen on an almost daily basis, exposing people’s email addresses, passwords, credit card numbers and other highly sensitive data. And as businesses and individuals around the world begin to finally return to the office following over two years of enforced hybrid working, new challenges await for IT security teams.

To mark Data Privacy WEEK 2022 (24^th - 28^th Jan), IT experts Totality Services have highlighted some key information to be aware of, why people or organisations might be targeted and the serious impact it could potentially have on your business and life in general.

The IT experts have also provided some practical tips for how people can protect themselves as they go about their normal day-to-day business online.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Cyber Security & e-Crime; Posted On Monday, 24 January 2022 15:13

Student Loans Company splashes £2.6m on agency staff due to skills shortfall

London: The Student Loans Company (SLC) has splashed out £2.6 million on temporary agency staff as a result of a technical skills deficit, forcing an emergency uptake in its staff spending, according to official figures.