A majority (70%) of consumers would stop doing business with a company if it experienced a data breach, according to research commissioned by Gemalto. A survey of more than 10,000 consumers worldwide conducted on behalf of the company also found that seven in ten consumers (69%) feel businesses don’t take the security of customer data very seriously. […]

Unfortunately, 2017 has been a major year for data breaches. In the US alone, personal information has been stolen for well over 100 million residents. Here’s a look at what are arguably the most damaging hacks and data breaches of 2017 so far. And while they happened in 2017, their effect will likely be felt […]

Morrisons has been found liable for a former employee leaking personal information about nearly 100,000 members of staff in a landmark case which could prompt companies to limit workers’ access to data. The ruling opens the way to potential compensation for the workers, although the supermarket chain said it would appeal against the judgment. In the […]

Research shows only five per cent of IT decision makers have all the necessary data governance strategies in place to be compliant ahead of 25th May 2018 deadline Research from Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, reveals that whilst the majority (54%) of UK businesses expect a data breach in the next […]

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED that the number of companies fined for data breaches doubled last year as Britain’s privacy watchdog cracked down on organisations for not protecting customer information. As many as 3bn customer records are estimated to be breached this year, according to a new report from Juniper Research. THIS NEWS comes as Virgin […]