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Cyber security report finds more focused and frequent breaches or attacks
Thursday, 9 May 2019The government’s annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2019 has revealed that the overall figures for identified data breach or cyber security incidents had decreased from 43% in 2018 to 32% in 2019, however, the average number of known incidents had tripled from two in 2017 to six in 2019.
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Significant number of businesses still not investing enough in cyber security
Wednesday, 17 April 2019A recently published government report has revealed that while cyber security is increasingly recognised as high risk to businesses, significant cyber security gaps remain.
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Multi-million-pound damages claim against Ticketmaster issued in the High Court
Wednesday, 10 April 2019Widnes based Hayes Connor Solicitors has issued a claim for damages of up to £5 million against ticketing giant Ticketmaster in the regional division of the High Court in Liverpool following its data breach reported on 23rd June 2018.
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More to be done by law firms to mitigate data breach risks
Thursday, 4 April 2019As the legal sector continues to embrace technology, the industry remains at high risk of data breaches either through human error or malicious cyber attacks according to specialist Hayes Connor Solicitors.
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New code to protect against push payment fraud is welcomed but more needs to be done
Tuesday, 26 March 2019May 28th, 2019 will see a new voluntary code come into effect to provide greater protection and a commitment from banks and building societies to reimburse victims of push payment fraud.
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The majority of data violations are entirely avoidable says data protection specialist
Thursday, 14 March 2019Cybercrime and data breaches are now commonplace with both private and public sector organisations failing in their data protection duties.
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How to avoid data breach pitfalls in the event of a no deal Brexit by Hayes Connor Solicitors
Monday, 11 March 2019Many businesses will be in limbo with Brexit just weeks away and a no deal exit from the European Union a current reality.
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More than two thirds of Ticketmaster data breach victims have suffered fraudulent transactions according to specialist
Monday, 25 February 2019Data breach and cyber security specialist Hayes Connor Solicitors has discovered that 63% of the Ticketmaster data breach victims it currently represents have suffered with multiple fraudulent transactions – just nine months after the data breach.
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Psychology and data breaches: the emotional impact of privacy violations
Tuesday, 19 February 2019The sheer scale of the information we share with organisations is enough to leave us all open to the threat of financial and identity fraud. But, when talking about the real-life impact of data breaches, we often don’t consider the effect on an individual’s mental state.
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Hayes Connor highly commended as boutique law firm of the year
Wednesday, 6 February 2019We are delighted to announce that Hayes Connor Solicitors was highly commended at the Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Awards in the boutique law firm of the year category.
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