Businesses still face the same old cloud migration problems

Cloud migration has been a priority for businesses for years now, but even with organizations having shifted much of their data, the same old problems still persist. This is according to a new report from automated cloud migration company Next Pathway. Polling approximately 1000 IT decision-makers for the report, the company found that more than half of firms (54.1 percent) …

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Amazon could face the biggest GDPR fine yet

If the Luxembourg data protection watchdog (the CNPD) has its way, Amazon will have to pay $425 million in fines for breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  According to a Wall Street Journal report, Amazon’s retail business (i.e. not AWS), mishandled customer data – both when it was gathered and utilized – which resulted in a probe conducted by …

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Many small businesses could face collapse due to security risks

More than a million small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) in the UK would be forced to shut up shop in the event of a cyberattack. This is according to a new report from Vodafone, which asserts that many companies cannot afford to absorb the costs associated with addressing a cyberattack. Polling more than 500 business leaders for the report, Vodafone …

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Why digitised Local Plans are the answer in the face of a planning system overhaul

The proposed shake-up of the planning system has seen some mixed reactions. In the recently launched planning white paper, the government sets out a new approach based on zoning certain areas, marking some for ‘substantial development’. With change comes skepticism and fear, and there are concerns this will leave many developers free to run riot. While some of those fears …

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Growth in the face of Brexit chaos – how brands can overcome the logistics of going global

Brexit and its long-awaited impact have once again been the talk of the nation in recent weeks. This time, however, time is well and truly running out. With just weeks left for final Brexit negotiations to take place, and EU representatives insisting there will be ‘no more deadlines’, fears of a no-deal scenario continue to grow. Retailers have faced a …

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SMBs that disclose breaches face less financial damage

Businesses that proactively disclose data breaches tend to lose less money from the event, compared to those that try to keep the incident a secret.  This is according to a new report from cybersecurity experts Kaspersky, which polled  more than 5,200 IT and cybersecurity practitioners. Kaspersky found that SMBs, but enterprises as well, that voluntarily inform their stakeholders about an …

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Oracle and Salesforce could face multi-billion-dollar GDPR lawsuit

The class action lawsuit against Oracle and Salesforce, announced earlier this year, has now officially been filed – and the two cloud giants could face huge GDPR fines.  According to Computer Weekly, the duo will have to present their case at the High Court of England and Wales. The pair was sued by privacy campaigner and data protection specialist Rebecca …

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Insolvency practitioners could face fines for poor management of data

Insolvency practitioners that fail to properly delete data belonging to insolvent companies are risking huge fines, according to a new report from DSA Connect. The firm states that practitioners looking to sell assets that belong to insolvent companies need to ensure they do so without the bounds of the law. If data is sold that should not have been, intellectual …

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