More than 5,000 people have been affected by a data breach of Cork City Council’s Park by Phone service. Although the reported breach occurred last Thursday and the relevant authorities were notified on Friday, it has come to light that the breach first occurred in May. Personal details such as car registration numbers, email addresses and mobile phone numbers have been compromised, but no … [Read more...]
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August 29, 2018
37,000 Eir customers affected by data breach
Eir, one of Ireland’s leading telecoms companies, announced last week that personal details of up to 37,000 customers were affected by a data breach. The company said that an unencrypted laptop was stolen on 12 August, containing customer and employee personal details, including names, email addresses and customer numbers. No financial details had been breached. According to Eir, the theft … [Read more...]
August 8, 2018
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June 29, 2018
Software to support your GDPR compliance project
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance should be a priority and high on every organisation’s agenda with less than two months until the regulation comes into effect on 25 May 2018. Organisations need to be aware of what data they process and ensure it is processed in accordance with the law. As part of a GDPR compliance project, organisations must document their data processes, which … [Read more...]
June 28, 2018
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How to deal with subject access requests
Among the many rights the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) gives data subjects is the right to access their personal data, along with certain information relating to how it is processed. If your organisation processes personal data, do you understand when the right of access applies? Do you have processes in place to ensure you can facilitate this right? And do you know exactly what … [Read more...]
June 20, 2018
