Data Protection

Article: 1-in-5 businesses admit to breaching the Data Protection Act

1-in-5 businesses admit to breaching the Data Protection Act Small Business News 2nd June 2009 First Standard for the management of personal information published today Almost one in five businesses has unwittingly breached the Data Protection...

Article: CRM - Whose Data Is it Anyway?

CRM – Whose Data Is it Anyway? The data your company holds is one of your most important assets, too important to be trusted just to a proprietary system. We’ve taken a few calls from friends in the last month along the lines of ...

Article: Data Explosion Leaves Companies Exposed to New Legal Risks

Data Explosion Leaves Companies Exposed to New Legal Risks Small Business News 29th November 2010 Advances in technology, changes in employee ways of working and vast increases in data storage capacity are leaving companies open to a new era ...

Article: Data Loss: Protect your Business against Data Loss

Data Loss: Protect your Business against Data Loss Data loss can have a devastating effect on your business so protecting against the loss of data by backing up your business' computers is crucial. We look at why and how protecting against data...

Article: Data Protection Good Practice

Data Protection Good Practice Security of personal information This good practice article aims to alert small and medium sized organisations to the security measures they should have in place to protect the personal information they hold. The Data...

Article: Firms Face Fines for Losing Data

Firms Face Fines for Losing Data Small Business News 12th April 2010 Small businesses could be fined up to half a million pounds if they lose confidential customer or employee information, under new penalties introduced by the Information...

Article: Half of Small Firms Fail to Back Up Data

Half of Small Firms Fail to Back Up Data Small Business News 19th September 2009 More than half of small businesses are at risk of losing critical information by failing to back up company data, research from communications firm Unicom has found....

Article: Managing Data on Customers & The Data Protection Act

Managing Data on Customers & the Data Protection Act 1998 Businesses need to hold a range of information on customers, staff and the business itself. It is essential to ensure that this information is protected and as secure as possible. Any...

Article: New Website Provides Free Advice on Protecting Business Data

New Website Provides Free Advice on Protecting Business Data Small Business News - 17th June 2008 The Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF) has launched a website offering free advice to firms on how to protect their business...

Article: Online Database to Name and Shame Dishonest Workers

Online Database To Name And Shame Dishonest Workers Small Business News - 24th May 2008 Employees accused of theft or acting dishonestly run the risk of being named and shamed on an online database due to be launched by Action Against...

Article: Small firms unsure of Data Protection obligations

A quarter of small firms unsure of Data Protection obligations Small Business News - 15th December 2008 One in four small–businesses owners do not believe their firm is meeting its obligations under the Data Protection Act (DPA), software...

Article: SMEs in the Dark about Fines for Data Negligence

SMEs in the Dark about Fines for Data Negligence Small Business News 24th February 2010 The majority of the UK’s SMEs are unaware they could face fines of up to £500,000 if they breach data protection laws. A poll of 154 small and...

Article: SMEs Warned to Watch Out for Data Protection Scam

Article: Workplaces lax on Data Protection

Workplaces lax on Data Protection Small Business News - 15th October 2008 Security–lax employers are leaving staff exposed to identity fraud by failing to protect their personal data at work, according to marketing firm CPP. A CPP...

Article: Your Firm and the Data Protection Act

Your Firm and the Data Protection Act All businesses that keep any information on living and identifiable people must comply with the Data Protection Act. The Act applies to any computerised or manual records containing personal information about...