Legislation and Regulation
Forget the Christmas countdown - there are only two weeks until the GDPR
Steve Norledge of IBM warns against targeting the 'low-hanging fruit' of personal data
How to prepare for GDPR: Experts share their top tips
Experts from Balfour Beatty, IBM, ACCA and Age UK share their strategies and warn of the pitfalls in preparing for GDPR compliance
GDPR: The death of telemarketing?
An expert panel at a recent Computing event discuss whether telemarketing will still be possible once the GDPR comes into force
What is personal data?
The GDPR will make the issue of personal data a potentially expensive business issue
GDPR is not an IT project, warns expert panel
Erik Vynckier, board member of Firesters Friendly Society and Paul Edmunds, head of technology at the National Crime Agency explains how they're preparing for the upcoming GDPR
Budget: Hammond 'between a rock and a hard place'
Jessica Figueras, chief analyst at GlobalData explains that Philip Hammond had to choose between several difficult options in this budget
Blockchains: can they help with GDPR compliance?
On audit and transparency yes, but right of erasure is not a good fit
Only one-in-five major organisations confident they will be ready for GDPR
Data sprawl is a significant challenge for multi-nationals
Does GDPR enable identity theft?
Under GDPR you'll be able to ask organisations to hand over all the data they hold on you. But what happens when a cyber criminal is able to pass himself off as you, and force firms to tell him everything?
Avaya files statement to leave Chapter 11 as public company
Company filed for bankruptcy earlier this year to restructure
Could cloud vendors dump big customers to avoid shared liability once GDPR is enacted?
Fieldfisher GDPR expert Kuan Hon explains the possibilities, with potential fines for large firms set to run into billions when the new law comes into force next year
ICO introduces new GDPR helpline for small businesses
Confused by the GDPR? There's a number to call
Is the cloud the answer to the GDPR that SMEs have been waiting for?
Businesses have concerns about the GDPR, with the compliance deadline approaching fast and the impact expected to be significant
Contracts and liabilities between controllers and processors under GDPR
The draft guidance aims to help data controllers and data processors understand their roles
Leeds Building Society implements data-mapping tool to help with GDPR compliance
Tom Clark, CIO at Leeds Building Society, explains how a random LinkedIn request ended up with his organisation implementing a cheap, effective tool which has helped understand how data travels around the business
techUK warns Brexit plan means "sprint, not marathon"
techUK gives cautious welcome to PM's speech today, but warns of sector stress in accelerated programme.
GDPR: Should you keep potentially useful data or delete it?
Data from 17th century ships' logs is still used today in weather research. Under GDPR, should it be deleted?
UK Data Protection Bill will exempt journalists and researchers
New proposals will protect professionals who have to handle personal data without consent
The GDPR 'industry-wide education gap' needs to be addressed
The UK lags behind the rest of the world on GDPR knowledge, even though awareness is approaching 100 per cent
Large firms name their three top GDPR obstacles
Surprise! They all deal with data
China investigates domestic social media sites in attempt to police content
The Great Firewall locks the country off from external influences, and now China is cracking down on internal dissidents
Does the GDPR have a technology answer? Blue Cedar injects code to protect data - not the device
There's no silver bullet, but Blue Cedar can be part of the shotgun blast of technology solutions
GDPR: full compliance is impossible for now - but here are the processes that can get you close
The GDPR is too much of a legal document to meet every requirement
GDPR and PSD2: a regulatory double whammy or a unique opportunity for banks?
New regulations are forcing banks to give more power to customers and competitors with respect to account data, but they may be able to turn it them to their advantage
