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Treasury Committee inquiry: IT failures in the financial services sector
The House of Commons Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry into IT failures in the financial services sector. The inquiry will focus on the causes …
Court of Appeal confirms Morrisons vicariously liable for employee's deliberate actions in first successful UK class action for data breach
The Court of Appeal has today dismissed an appeal against the High Court's decision that Morrisons was vicariously liable for its employee’s …
NIS Directive and Regulations now in force
The EU Network and Information Systems Directive (“NISD”) was required to be implemented into national law by 9 May 2018. The UK implementing regulations …
Compliant or not: the GDPR is here
The GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018 and brought with it additional rights for individuals and additional obligations for organisations. It also …
Data breaches: new Article 29 Working Party guidance
In anticipation of the GDPR, various guidance has been published by the Article 29 Working Party, the body of national EU data regulators. Of most …
Court makes permanent injunction against unknown parties preventing disclosure of confidential information unlawfully removed from computer
In the cases of Clarkson Plc v Person(s) Unknown (“Clarkson”) and PML v Person(s) unknown (“PML”), the court has created a new tool in the fight against …
National Cyber Security Centre issues guidance on cloud-enabled products
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (‘NCSC’) released a set of guidance, ‘Managing the risk of cloud-enabled products,’ at the end of 2017. The …
ECB announces a new European Framework for Threat Intelligence-based Ethical Red Teaming
On 8 May 2018, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) announced the launch of a European framework for testing financial sector resilience to cyber attacks – …
Managing cyber security risks in the telecommunications sector
Cyber security remains in the public eye with multiple incidents and vulnerabilities reported affecting telecoms companies. Telecoms companies need to …
Risk of a “Meltdown”? Recent authority guidance and practical tips to mitigate the risk of organisations falling victim to the latest cyber exploits
Significant vulnerabilities that could allow cyber attackers to compromise data have been found in common processors in almost all modern devices. What …
Cyber insurance requirements in commercial contracts: getting it right
Cyber incidents have the capacity to cause many different types of loss. Insurance coverage exists for at least some aspects of cyber risks in the UK …
UK Government support for connected and autonomous vehicle industry and related cyber concerns
Driverless vehicles are fast becoming a reality. It is estimated that the UK driverless car industry will be worth £28 billion to the UK economy and …
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