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GDPR: Backups, Archives and the Right to...
I was recently asked how the GDPR's Right to Erasure would affect backups and archives...
GDPR: Twelve Steps, Sorted
Although the Information Commissioner's "Twelve Steps to Prepare" is an excellent guide to what organisations need to do in the eighteen months before the General Data Protection Regulation becomes UK law in May 2018, following them in order from 1 to 12 may not be the best approach. Some of the steps depend on the results of others, some are likely to take ...
Incident Statistics for March 2018
These statistics only relate to information collated by Janet CSIRT and do not provi...
Monero mining trends and electricity con...
Cryptocurrencies are gaining traction and attention for their unrestricted, low-cost...
GDPR: Recording Phone Calls
Most of us are familiar with the recorded messages at the start of phone calls that warn "this call may be recorded for compliance and training purposes". Some may recognise it as meeting the requirement to notify callers under the snappily titled Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000. But the data protection i...
GDPR: moving to Information Lifecycle Re...
[UPDATE: the Irish GDPR coalition have a nice infographic on information lifecycles under ...
GDPR: Alumni processes
Most universities maintain databases of alumni, for purposes including keeping them inform...
East of England Service Report - Februar...
East of England Service Report - February 2018...
Helpdesks: how long to keep information?
I've had a number of questions recently about how long help desks should keep personal...
Free Text and Data Protection
Collections of free text – whether in database fields, documents or email archives &...
What's the data protection difference be...
[UPDATE] a slightly revised version of this post formed our response to the ICO consultation.The Information Commissioner's draft guidance on consent makes a surprisingly broad distinction between public and private sector organisa...
Why should non-EU organisations care abo...
I was recently invited by EDUCAUSE to present a webinar on GDPR to their community of most...
Janet Yorkshire Humberside service repor...
Service report for organisations in Yorkshire Humberside connected to the Janet network...
GDPR: 12 Steps Illustrated
I've been trying to produce a visual image to capture the twelve steps to GDPR compliance.For details of the individual steps see:AwarenessData Protection by DesignInformation Lifecycle AuditBreach Notification Process [Article 29 ...
Janet Cumbria Regional Delivery Service ...
Please find attached the Cumbria area service report for the month of February 2018....
Latest activity
These statistics only relate to information collated by Janet CSIRT and do not provide an accurate sample of security activity across the research and...
It's well-known that the General Data Protection Regulation says that IP addresses should be treated as personal data because they can be used to single out...
Cryptocurrencies are gaining traction and attention for their unrestricted, low-cost, authenticated transaction capabilities and...
Cryptocurrencies are gaining traction and attention for their unrestricted, low-cost, authenticated transaction capabilities and...
North East Service Report - February 2018