Managers have just weeks until sweeping new data protection rules come in, and they should seize the opportunity to create a competitive advantage. That’s the message from a leading cyber security company ahead of GDPR, which is due to come into force on 25 May 2018. Amethyst – which advises big private and public sector […]
The Cambridge Analytica scandal reveals a clear gap between policy and enforcement among tech companies, according to Vincent Desmond, CEO of the Chartered Quality Institute. According to Mr Desmond, the latest revelations regarding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are likely to be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the mismanagement and misuse of […]
Research from The App Developers has discovered that whilst 58% of the population are worried about mobile Apps stealing personal data, they still went on to download as many as 100 paid apps each, over the course of 12 months. Surprisingly 73% of respondents said that, despite being worried about their data, they would still […]
Approximately 570 million procurement contracts in the UK remain non-compliant to new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), resulting in a potential £300bn worth of fines. That’s according to Odesma, which has warned that unless organisations act quickly they will not meet the new requirements ahead of the May 25th deadline. With up to one million […]
In May 2018 the EU’s new data protection regulation, GDPR will come into force, leaving little room for non-compliant businesses. Below Stephen Bailey, associate director at NCC Group, talks CEO Today through the intricate maze of rules, which mostly focus on transparency, and touches on the potential consequences of non-compliance. Consider the way in which […]
With GDPR at the gates (May 2018) Lawyer monthly hears from Andrea Tricoli at Expressly on the opportunities available for monetising on the regulation, as opposed to letting it damage your business. We live in the Age of Disruption, so it never ceases to amaze me when marketers, of all people, have a knee-jerk reaction […]
New research by Clearswift has shown that year on year cyber security incidents, particularly insider threats; continue to rise, but that companies are able to spot suspicious activity significantly quicker than two years previous. The research, which surveyed 600 senior business decision makers and 1,200 employees across the UK, US, Germany and Australia, has revealed […]
Andrew Kimble, Partner, and Dan Fawcett, Managing Associate at law firm Bond Dickinson, here discuss the overall impact of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, coming into force May 2018, on employers across the Union. In May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will overhaul the 20 year-old Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The […]
So you get to the office and you discover your business’ desktops have been breached, hacked or are under third party control; what do you do? Here Emma Roe, Partner and Head of Commercial at Shulmans LLP discusses with CEO Today the law and regulations that should guide you to towards the correct and most […]
The broad scope of UK whistleblowing laws is a significant issue for members of the C-Suite. The risk and liability for C-Suite members has never been higher with members of this group increasingly being drawn into complex whistleblowing disputes. Here David Ashmore, council and Douglas Cherry, partner, Reed Smith LLP, talk to CEO Today about […]
Of all the decisions that need to be made when establishing a business, choosing a name is among the hardest and most important. Businesses are rightly protective of their chosen name, often having worked hard to find one that makes them easily identifiable and sets them apart from competitors. Trademarks exist for precisely that reason […]
Many global business decision makers are unaware of the implications of the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as other compliance regulations like PCI-DSS and ISO27001/2, with one in five admitting they do not know which regulations their organization is subject to. This is according to the 2017 Risk:Value report, commissioned by NTT Security, the specialized security […]
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