Data

Technical information relating to Avon’s web and mobile sites was inadvertently left exposed on an unsecured Microsoft Azure server

Over the past few years, I have witnessed amazing uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in areas such as online retail, banking, and healthcare. The recent pandemic has driven innovation in the use of technology and data but some of the challenges for organisations using AI are constant. For example, Is AI the right technology for the problem? What ethical issues does it create? How can we be sure the use of AI is lawful?

The average cost of a "mega" data breach has risen astronomically over the past year and enterprise players impacted by such a security incident can expect to pay up to $392 million.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/todays-mega-data-breaches-now-cost-companies-392-million-in-damages-lawsuits/

More than 250 email addresses were exposed in a data breach by Shropshire Council, it has emerged.

The UK's National Trust is among a growing list of organisations to issue data breach alerts after an attack on cloud computing provider Blackbaud.

The striking down of Privacy Shield has been hailed as a victory for digital rights and privacy campaign groups, but it will have consequences that go beyond transatlantic data transfers

At the end of this year, the UK will no longer be subject to the EU’s treaties, opening the way for it and the US to finalise a new trade relationship. Could the UK leave EU data protection standards behind?

EXCLUSIVE: CouchSurfing working with law enforcement and security firm to investigate incident.

An exposed ElasticSearch server belonging to Software MacKiev put 60,000 users of the Family Tree Maker software at risk.

University of York leaders have launched an investigation after personal details of its staff and students were stolen by hackers.