£245.3 million worth of fines have been imposed for a wide range of infringements of Europe’s data protection laws. That’s according to international law firm DLA Piper. The figure is taken from the firm’s latest annual General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fines and data breaches report covering the 27 European Union Member States plus the UK, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. [Read More]

KROLL – A division of Duff & Phelps, the specialist in risk mitigation, investigations, compliance, cyber resilience, security and incident response solutions – has outlined the five most effective strategies it believes will guard against the increasing threat of identity fraud. [Read More]

BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING, recovery and turnaround specialist the SFP Group has just published a free ‘Guide to Business Survival’ that contains easy-to-follow practical steps outlining a number of remedies designed to assist fire and security sector businesses to successfully navigate their way through the current COVID-19 crisis. [Read More]

NEARLY TWO-thirds (64%) of business decision-makers are anticipating COVID-themed phishing attacks targeting their company to increase in 2021. That’s according to new research commissioned by Centrify, the provider of identity-centric privileged access management solutions. [Read More]

UNIFIED SECURITY and business intelligence solutions developer Genetec has shared its Top Five predictions for the physical security industry in 2021. The trends centre on innovation, privacy protection, the risks posed around cyber security, trust in the supply chain and, last but not least, the growing demand among security professionals for hybrid cloud solutions. [Read More]

360 VISION Technology, the UK manufacturer of rugged PTZ and thermal imaging cameras, is going to be actively promoting the use of radar imaging in the company’s latest Technology Learning Webinar. [Read More]

LITHIUM-ION batteries are said to be responsible for around 48% of all waste fires occurring in the UK each year and costing the economy something in the region of £158 million on an annual basis. That’s according to the latest research conducted by Eunomia Research & Consulting. [Read More]

READING BOROUGH Council has reiterated its intention to clamp down on landlords of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) who fail to reach the required management standards on behalf of those who rent from them. The message comes following a successful prosecution brought by Reading Borough Council late last year which saw a landlord fined £66,000 for failing to comply with HMO Management Regulations (a record for action taken against a landlord by the Council). [Read More]