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Recent retailer attacks shine spotlight on the Computer Misuse Act Ransomware has been very much in the headlines recently, from the retailer attacks on M&S, Co-op and others, to the government’s recent decision to proceed with its ransomware proposals (blog). The fact that the National Crime Agency has, unusually, manag...

ICO ransomware fine cut from £6m to £3.07m for NHS SaaS provider Hot off the heels of its notice of intent to fine DNA company 23andMe £4.59m following a data breach, the ICO has fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced) £3.07m for security failings identified following a ransomware attack. The attack hit t...

Bank IT outages: Treasury Committee requests answers from banks and building societies The House of Commons Treasury Committee (the Committee) has published letters it has sent to CEOs of the UK's nine largest banks and building societies to request information on the scale and impact of IT failures which have affected their businesses over...

EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act applies today The EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act, or ‘DORA’, which contains new EU rules concerning the provision of information and communication technology (ICT) services to regulated financial institutions, applies from today, 17 January 2025. DORA respond...

Process this: ICO issues £6 million provisional fine against processor Advanced Computer Software Following its initial finding that software provider Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced, now trading as OneAdvanced) failed to implement adequate measures to protect personal data, the ICO has published its provisional decision to fine Advance...

Quantum Security for the Financial Sector: FCA and World Economic Forum publish a collaborative report The risks and rewards posed by quantum computing have been on our mind for some time now, and last week the World Economic Form and the FCA catapulted this topic back into the headlines with a collaborative report on quantum security for the financial sec...

A “global gold standard”: the UK government consults on proposed measures to bolster the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure The UK government is consulting on proposed regulations to improve the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure, including data centres. The consultation, which will close on 22 February 2024, follows the Department for Digital, Culture, Media &...

Quantum computing threat: NIST publishes new quantum encryption standards Ratings agency Moody’s has recently warned that companies are “woefully unprepared” for the impact of quantum computing; in particular, its impact on security. The US government has a program to help combat this risk and last month the National Institute ...

Quantum leap? Key takeaways from the National Quantum Strategy With AI, blockchain and other emerging tech stealing recent headlines, quantum technologies have been out of the spotlight. However, the importance and widespread applications of quantum technologies is becoming increasingly apparent. In March of this yea...

Remote driving: Law Commission gears up for regulatory change Autonomous vehicles have dominated headlines for some time now, but the Law Commission has recently turned its attention to remote driving. On 20 February 2023, it published a 134-page paper advising the UK Government on the legal status of remote driving...