Posts Tagged ‘GDPR’
Privacy Notice Requirements
The GDPR requires a privacy notice to be Concise, transparent and written in clear and plain language.
Read MoreWhat will 2018 bring?
So what will 2018 bring to us all in the areas of cyber security and data privacy/protection? I had a go at this predicting thing last year and you can see how I got on here.
Read MoreVideo – 6 Examples of a data breach
Something new for us this time. A short video blog. This showing 6 examples of a data breach under the GDPR. The 6 examples are: A Lost or Stolen Laptop Sending e-mail to the wrong person. Disposal of confidential papers. Sharing of a password. Allowing copying of files to USB memory keys. Sending an e-mail…
Read MorePassword Sharing = Data Breach
I saw the tweet below about password sharing from Nadine Dorries, currently a British MP and initially thought “That’s not a good idea. This person needs to receive some security awareness training.” I even have a commandment for it.
Read MorePSC – What’s all the fuss about a little card?
The Public Services Card (PSC) has become something of a “hot-button” topic in recent weeks. It’s been featuring on the national radio stations in the last week with plenty of discussion taking place. So in this post I’ll try to set out what is happening and why you may want to be concerned or not,…
Read MoreGDPR Glossary
The following GDPR Glossary is a non-exhaustive list of terms related to the GDPR and what their meaning is.
Read MoreConducting a Data Audit
Here we show you what type of detail you need to gather in order to conduct a data audit. There is an accompanying appendix, which has templates to assist with the data audit.
Read MoreYour receipt by e-mail. Is this OK?
I’ve noticed an upsurge in retailers asking me for my e-mail address, so they can send me a copy of my receipt. If that is all they are going to use it for, then that might be great because I will then have an electronic copy that I can keep and not have to worry…
Read MoreFree GDPR awareness talk available.
Each week during August, September and October 2017, L2 Cyber Security Solutions are offering one Free GDPR awareness talk, lasting up to an hour. This talk on the General Data Protection Regulation is available for any company, networking group, association, or sports and social club in the Mid-West of Ireland. We will give a high-level…
Read MoreData Breach Handling – 3 recent examples.
You might remember that last year, Yahoo! were shown to have suffered a data breach not once, but twice which led to the personal data associated with ~1.5 billion accounts being stolen by evil doers. This was a pretty massive story at the time and it was widely reported.
Read MoreState agency wants to track tourists.
A story was published in the Irish Times yesterday about a long running debate between the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Ireland (the state agency for government statistics) and the Data Protection Commissioner (the state agency for the protection of personal data) in regards to a request that the CSO had submitted to get Irish…
Read MoreConsent within the GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets out much more stringent requirements in regards to consent from the data subjects.
Read MoreWe’ve launched our new GDPR section.
With one year remaining before the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, we’ve published a new section on our website to start providing our visitors with some practical information and advice on how they can prepare their businesses for the GDPR. Our first section is live, dealing with individual’s rights under the…
Read MoreGDPR Awareness Coalition & L2 Cyber Security Solutions working together.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Awareness Coalition is a not-for-profit, fixed-term initiative designed to assist in raising awareness of the data privacy obligations for companies resulting from the implementation of the GDPR. L2 Cyber Security Solutions is a proud partner of this group.
Read MoreCompany that makes smart Teddy Bear’s leaked data.
It has just been reported that up to 800,000 people who owned a Smart Teddy bear made by Spiral Toys, under the CloudPets banner have had their account data stolen by hackers. Now this blog is about this particular toy, but this could easily apply to other types of “smart toy” so do read on.…
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