ICO handed out £3.2m worth of data breach fines in 2016
Human error cited as the main cause of most data breaches
The ICO made more enforcement notices in 2016 than in any of the previous four years
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) levied £3.245m worth of fines in 2016 - an increase of £1.2m from 2015. That's according to the latest report from professional services firm PwC, which analysed...
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