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Unfortunately data security breaches are becoming more and more common which means that UK businesses are being forced to reevaluate their cyber security practises and data leak protection schemes. The issue of UK data security breaches is especially apparent given...

If you are like most business people, you probably utilise Google on a daily basis, using it to solve a variety of issues and answer queries. However, you may have never considered the types of data (and the amounts) that Google stores each time that you use it. While...

The European Court of Justice has just ruled the Safe Harbour Agreement between the European and the United States invalid after Austrian law student, Max Schrems, brought it to their attention. Schrems alerted the authorities following Edward Snowden’s revelations...

Until now, you may never have heard of Dridex, a new strain of malware. That might be about to change – this year alone they have managed to steal over £20,000 from UK bank accounts. Microsoft Office users should be alert, prepared and know how to stay safe from...

The EU is preparing to release new data protection regulation reforms. Whilst the exact details have not yet been released (and it will be a number of years before the new laws are actually put into practise), it is never too early to begin preparing your business for...

It is critically important to protect sensitive data in business. However, in many organisations, not enough is being done to educate staff about how they can effectively protect their data beyond, creating a secure password. A myriad of other systems exist that can...

It has never been more important that companies handle their Big Data applications effectively. A new report from Swiss cybersecurity firm BinaryEdge suggests that poorly configured applications using Big Data could be leaking more than one petabyte of sensitive data....

For the majority of us, the delete key is simply a useful tool that means the data that we no longer need is out of our way. That said, most of us rarely take a moment to think about where those files go after we have hit the button. After all, if the data is not...

It is vital that your company has a process in place to deal effectively with End of Life data security. This security is important, not only for your own business data, but also for any data you may hold about your clients. An effective security system is important...