Cybersecurity, regulatory change and digitalisation are the top three business risks facing firms today, according to a survey conducted by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors. The survey, widely considered to be a barometer of organisations’ risk priorities, canvassed the views of 528 chief internal auditors (CIA) in different sectors across eight European countries.   […]

The charity has confirmed some of its email contacts have been ‘illegally accessed’ and that the phishing attempt has been reported to the Office of the Information Commissioner. Last Thursday afternoon, the message, titled ‘Document’, was sent to a number of email addresses previously in contact with Community Savings. The phishing email was only been sent to a […]

Kool King, an online shop owned by Burger King, had thousands of customer records exposed through an unsecured database, which was discovered last week. https://www.databreaches.net/burger-kings-online-store-for-kids-exposes-customers-info/ What we have learnt from this news update The website allows customers who purchase from the children’s menu in Burger King, France to access content, including games, films and activities, […]

INTRO Since the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018, the focus on data is more significant than ever, and the price for companies who fail to protect their data has never been more costly. As it’s not yet been a year since the new regulation came into effect, […]

Emailing Confidential Data To Colleagues May Be Criminal Offence the following case is a salient lesson for all employees of all jersey firms but especially those in financial institutions (or those in large organisations) Under the GDPR, employers, as data controllers, must take appropriate security measures to ensure the availability and integrity of information systems […]

Information Commissioner Jay Fedorak looks at the state of play since the new rule on data protection came into force in May. It has now been six months since the implementation of the new Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 came into force, incorporating the new European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This new initiative brings data […]