Exponea becomes the first GDPR-certified SaaS company in the world
Global software firm announces it has achieved independent certification from external auditors LL-C certification for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force on May 25th 2018
- 24 April 2018
NHS sets aside £1million for GDPR
NHS Trusts have spent over £1million preparing for the incoming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to research from the Parliament Street think tank. Data analytics experts call for trusts to develop blueprints for notification of privacy and data breaches
- 11 April 2018
Millennials shaking up the workplace according to Perkbox
Millennials shaking up the workplace according to new research from employee benefits company Perkbox
- 27 March 2018
Police spend over £1.3m on cybercrime training
UK police forces have spent over £1.3 million training officers and back office staff on the latest cybercrime skills, according to a new policy paper published by the Parliament Street think tank.
- 19 March 2018
Chancellor urged to promote digital skills in Spring Statement
Chancellor Philip Hammond should pledge support to tackle the digital skills crisis to drive productivity and recognise the value of data for driving innovation, according to industry experts
- 13 March 2018
EU GDPR costs London councils over £1m
Councils in the capital are set to spend over £1.2million on the incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enforced by the European Union to improve data privacy rights and storage of personal information
- 27 February 2018
Shock new research shows Antarctic ice growing not melting
National Geographic has just run an extraordinary story showing, against scientists' expectations, antarctic ice on the Ross Ice Shelf is growing, not melting. This has profound implications for "consensus" views on global warming and its impact
- 24 February 2018
UK Councils bombarded with nearly 100million cyber attacks
International criminal hacking gangs have attacked the security infrastructure of UK local authorities nearly 100million times in the last five years, according to research from data privacy campaign Group Big Brother Watch
- 20 February 2018
Theresa May outlines vision for vocational education
Prime Minister calls for a review of sky high University tuition fees, backs greater emphasis on vocational education and promoted technical qualifications at a major speech on education policy in Derbyshire
- 19 February 2018
Charities under fire over allegations of inappropriate behaviour
Oxfam and Save the Children along with a string of other organisations facing serious questions over allegations of misconduct and inappropriate behaviour by staff
- 12 February 2018
Safer Internet Day: Schoolchildren increasingly at risk from social media
New research from Corsham Institute (Ci) has revealed that schoolchildren are increasingly signing up to social media sites like Instagram and Facebook and facing issues such as bullying online
- 6 February 2018
Parliament Street launches Highway to Tomorrow Tech Group
One of the UK’s leading think tanks has launched a major new technology research group. Highway to Tomorrow will produce policy papers and offer consultancy around issues facing UK businesses such as cybercrime and the incoming GDPR
- 1 February 2018
Broadband boost as connectivity reaches 95% of the UK
Digital minister Matt Hancock announces that the government has delivered on its manifesto promise to install broadband for nearly all of the UK
- 29 January 2018
Big Perkbox Energy Switch helps workers tackle energy bills
Leading employee benefits platform Perkbox has teamed up with iChoosr to fight against rising household energy prices, harnessing the unique collecting buying power of its community
- 26 January 2018
Government launches anti-fake news unit to tackle disinformation
Prime Minister Theresa May takes aim at misinformation as part of a new national security drive. Announcing a new anti-fake news unit, the government hopes to extinguish the growing volumes of untrue stories flooding the internet and having a negative impact on society
- 24 January 2018
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