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The epidemic of fraud – what keeps you awake at night?
Over the last 12 weeks, in the run-up to #RISK, I’ve interviewed many of our speakers and subject matter experts and the one question I asked everyone was, ‘What keeps you awake at night?’.
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Information Commissioner’s Office Releases Guidance on AI: Reducing Bias, Ensuring Privacy and Facilitating Rights Over Automated Decision-Making
AI is advancing fast and is being adopted in numerous everyday contexts, such as recruitment, fraud detection and employee monitoring. While the UK lacks any specific AI-focused regulation, the use of personal data in AI systems is subject to existing rules under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Australia’s Cybersecurity Problem: Is Under-Recruitment to Blame?
Australia suffered two major cyberattacks in October, compromising the personal information of around 14 million people in total. A recent Reuters report suggests that under-recruitment of cybersecurity professionals could be partly to blame.
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Is a State of Crisis the New Normality?
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)’s latest Risk in Focus 2023 report, headed “Navigating the perfect storm of high-impact interlocking risks”, identifies the following top risks to organisations:
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#RISK London speaker Anil Karmel discusses the digitisation of internal auditing
We are delighted to welcome compliance expert, Anil Karmel to the speakers’ roster at #RISK London, opening at the ExCeL this November.
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Susan Walsh examines data discovery at #RISK London
Data discovery expert, Susan Walsh will be speaking at #RISK London, coming to the ExCeL this month.
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EU Digital Services Act: The Importance of Staying Informed on Upcoming Regulations
With data protection, security and other governance risk and compliance responsibilities growing increasingly complex and demanding, some businesses might not have much time to consider their obligations around content moderation.
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Money Laundering Fines Against Solicitors’ Firms More Than Tripled Last Year
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published its annual anti-money laundering (AML) report this week. Part of the SRA’s role is to ensure solicitors and law firms are meeting their increasingly extensive AML obligations. This year saw a significant increase in the number of investigations resulting in “internal outcomes”, which can include anything from formal advice to rebukes and fines.
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Interserve Fine: Got Internal Security Policies? You’d Better Follow Them
Construction firm Interserve was the latest target of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)’s ongoing enforcement spree, following a 2020 phishing attack that compromised the personal data of up to 113,000 people.
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Meet the expert: #RISK London welcomes Bev Adams-Reynolds
We are delighted to welcome Bev Adams-Reynolds as a speaker at #RISK London, opening next month at the ExCeL.
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“The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits,” was Milton Friedman right?
One of the more fascinating discussions at the upcoming #Risk conference focuses on Milton Friedman’s famous comment: “The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.”
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Data Breach Damages For ‘Very Modest’ Distress? In the UK?
Last week, the High Court ordered the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to pay £250 in damages to an ex-Conservative council leader who experienced “a very modest degree of distress” following a data breach.
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Meet the expert: #RISK London welcomes Rob Masson
We are delighted to announce that data protection expert, Rob Masson will be joining the speakers’ roster at #RISK London, coming to the ExCeL next month.
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Meet the expert: James Yates to speak at #RISK London
We are delighted to announce James Yates among speakers at #RISK London, coming to the ExCeL next month.
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Profiling and Marketing: Why the ICO’s Latest Fine Against Easylife Matters
The Easylife fine shows how some companies may be engaged in profiling without realising. The decision reminds us of the dangers of carelessly processing health data and demonstrates the important interaction between the GDPR and direct marketing laws.
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5 Takeaways From the Basel AML Index 2022: ‘Depressingly Little’ Progress, But Some Grounds for Optimism
The Basel Institute on Governance released its 11th annual Basel AML Index on Tuesday, and the report presents a mixed picture of global attempts to tackle money laundering.
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US ‘AI Bill of Rights’: Why You Should Care About This Non-Binding Guidance
AI regulation is arguably lagging behind the advancement of technology. But many jurisdictions are developing laws and guidance that will affect how automated systems—which can include anything from HR software to fraud-screening products—are developed and used.
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Meet the expert: Anoosh Arevshatian to speak at #RISK London
We are delighted to welcome risk specialist Anoosh Arevshatian to the speaking roster at #RISK London, coming to the ExCeL this November.
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Meet the expert: Ayesha James to speak at #RISK London
We are delighted to introduce risk expert Ayesha James as one of our speakers at #RISK London, coming to London’s ExCeL next month.
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Conservative Party Conference 2022 Brings More Data Protection Uncertainty
At the Conservative Party Conference 2022 on Monday, newly-appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Michelle Donelan said the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was “limiting the potential of our businesses”.