Shared services will lead to increased data breaches, says security expert

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Council will see NHS-style data breaches if they fail to retain adequate inhouse security expertise

The merging and outsourcing of local government services is likely to lead to an increased number of data breaches, according one security expert. The recent news that Westminster, Kensington & ...

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