Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. These highlights focus on key topics including data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

This week’s edition of Information Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Cyber risk, like any other risk to your business, needs to be managed properly and considered a high priority risk for the internal compliance or legal team. It is a business risk that must be managed within an overall information and risk management and crime prevention framework, and should not be left just to the IT department. This Practice Note outlines: • the issues surrounding cybercrime (ie why it needs to be on your radar) • the threats posed to commercial organisations by cybercrime, and • key vulnerabilities This Practice Note reflects information security and breach notification requirements in the General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 but is not intended to cover specialist sector-specific requirements in the: • Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS Regulations), SI 2018/506 • Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR 2003), SI 2003/2426 (as amended), and • Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Handbook What is cybercrime? Cybercrime is simply a crime that

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

This week’s edition of Information Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Phishing is where someone initiates an electronic communication such as an email which is designed to trick the user for the purpose of stealing sensitive information such as identities, passwords and credit card numbers or stealing money through the transfer of funds. The best way we can defend ourselves from becoming a victim of a phishing email is for us to know how to spot one and what to do The table below details how you can spot a phishing email or a phony request.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

This week’s edition of Information Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

This Precedent personal data breach plan can be used by organisations to inform their staff and managers of the actions to take on discovering a personal data breach (including a cybersecurity breach). It reflects reporting requirements in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and takes into account relevant guidance from the Data Protection Commission (DPC). It incorporates a process for dealing with actual or suspected personal data breaches. A personal data breach plan may also be known as a data breach policy. This Precedent can also be used for cybersecurity breaches that involve the loss of, damage to or unauthorised access to personal data. On discovering a data breach, the first thing you should do is assemble a data breach team comprising the various people within your organisation who are best placed to respond to the breach, eg the data protection officer (if you have one), risk partner, head of IT, head of compliance, head of legal and, if employee data is involved, your head of HR. Having assembled your data breach team, you can then take appropriate