ICO handed out £3.2m worth of data breach fines in 2016
Human error cited as the main cause of most data breaches
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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