Sep 27, 2023 'Groundbreaking' online safety law finally passes By Jack Higgins The UK’s new Online Safety Bill has finally been agreed, over two years after it was first introduced. The OSB, which the government...
Sep 25, 2023 New one-stop shop for UK AI and digital regulation By Natalie Donovan The Government announced last week that, as part of its plans to design and deliver an AI regulatory framework, the DRCF will pilot a new...
Sep 22, 2023 US adequacy by another name: UK-US data bridge process concludes By Bryony Bacon Cindy Knott Yesterday the UK Government announced its decision to establish a UK-US data bridge, a 'partial adequacy decision' in old terminology,...
Sep 15, 2023 ICO and NCSC sign joint MOU setting out how they will work together By Natalie Donovan When managing a cyber incident, one pressing issue to consider is "who needs to be notified?" Clients are often prepared to discuss...
Aug 01, 2023 Cyber lessons we can all learn from the ICO’s reprimand of BNT By Natalie Donovan Given the number of cyber-attacks currently taking place, it’s always interesting to see what triggers a regulator to take action. The...
Jul 12, 2023 EU-US Data Privacy Framework adequacy decision adopted by European Commission: a solution for EU-US transfers (for now at least) By Cindy Knott Bryony Bacon On 10 July, the European Commission announced the adoption of their adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (the DPF),...
Jun 27, 2023 In the global race to regulate AI, will the EU get there first? By Issabella Cardu As pressure to regulate AI continues to mount around the world, the European Parliament has approved its negotiating position for the EU...
Jun 20, 2023 Cyber supply chain risk and the insurance sector By Beth Dobson The Capita cyber attack in March 2023 and possible resulting data breach has highlighted again the potential vulnerability of firms to...
Jun 12, 2023 Post Capita and Zellis, how do you manage cyber supply chain risk? By Natalie Donovan The recent Capita, MOVEit and Zellis cyber attacks are another reminder of the importance of considering supply chain risk as part of...
May 11, 2023 Quantum leap? Key takeaways from the National Quantum Strategy By Issy Spiro With AI, blockchain and other emerging tech stealing recent headlines, quantum technologies have been out of the spotlight. However, the...
Apr 27, 2023 In for a penny: Data protection and privacy implications of the Bank of England’s digital pound proposals By Alex Buchanan February this year saw the Bank of England and HM Treasury declare that it is “likely” that a digital pound will be issued in future and...
Apr 05, 2023 Another change of tack: can a new code crack the TDM riddle? By Issabella Cardu As part of the continuing debate on how best to balance the rights of AI developers and IP rights holders in the context of text and data...
Feb 14, 2023 How would you like to pay? Moving towards the digital pound By Emily Bradley In a significant step, the Bank of England and HM Treasury have declared that it is "likely" that a digital pound—the catchy moniker for...
Feb 14, 2023 Faces and breaches: ICO doubles down on tailored approach to UK data enforcement By Alex Buchanan In the first few weeks of 2023, the ICO has continued to espouse its commitment to exercising its full spectrum of enforcement powers....
Feb 13, 2023 UK and US Governments crack down on ransomware criminals By Natalie Donovan Handling ransom demands (and whether it possible and/or desirable to pay) is one of the most critical aspects of managing a cyber attack....
Feb 03, 2023 Are the Floodgates Opening? The Future of Large Datasets in AI By Matthew Harman The use of large third-party datasets in the development of AI models has been a contentious issue for some time now. In the latest...