Data Protection

Articles and guides on Data Protection topics for UK small businesses and SMEs.

Business management

SMEs must prepare now for the General Data Protection Regulation

The purpose of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices.

News

Job hopping trend heralds new era of personal data risk

Record numbers of job seekers expected to lose sight of who holds their personal information, according to new research.

News

Small businesses unprepared for data breaches

Half of small companies in the UK have no plan in place to deal with a data breach and are drastically underestimating the cost of managing one.

News

Businesses do not believe they are at risk of cybercrime

Two in five businesses don't feel they are in danger and more than a third of businesses would not know what to do if they became the victim of a cybercrime, research finds.

Business Technology

How to avoid data breaches and data loss

In this article, we look at what you can do to avoid data breaches and how you can protect your business against data loss and its consequences.

News

Consumer distrust in the use of personal data could hinder business growth

A report has revealed the need to boost public confidence and understanding in sharing data as a way to benefit society and deliver economic growth.

Employing & managing staff

Keeping tabs on TUPE as a small business

Kate Russell discusses changes to the laws that protect employees' rights when their company transfers to new ownership.

News

Small businesses more vulnerable to card data hackers

UK businesses have paid out more than £878,000 over the last three years due to hackers successfully accessing cardholder data, research finds.

News

Consumers happy to share personal data with brands

UK consumers are 'surprisingly relaxed' about sharing their data with businesses, research finds.

Advice

Five steps businesses should take now to prepare for EU data regulations

James Walker, security expert at Trend Micro, looks at how the EU is set to change the regulations governing what businesses can do with their data.

News

Small businesses fail to take heed of technology risks

UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are underestimating the security risks that come with increasing use of new technology, finds research.

Business Technology

Business IT security threatened by the use of inferior passwords

One in five British businesses use ‘password’ as their password despite more than 70 per cent ranking IT security as vital for their work, according to new research.