Data

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

The UK privacy watchdog has issued a monetary penalty against the University of Greenwich for a "serious" security breach

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44197118

A lawsuit by a group called Google You Owe Us is seeking compensation from Google for tracking millions of UK iPhone users’ browsing data

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252441604/Google-sued-for-32bn-for-tracking-UK-iPhone-browsing

Legislation makes the UK one of the first countries to implement the GDPR in local law, but some have criticised it as a “lost opportunity”

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252441814/New-UK-Data-Protection-Act-not-welcomed-by-all