The UK Information Commissioner’s Office, which has been encouraging organizations to submit to voluntary audits and seeking to expand its ability to conduct compulsory audits, recently began to roll out “advisory visits” as an alternative to voluntary audits for small and medium-sized organizations.
UK and U.S. Regulators Introduce New Breach Guidance, Notification Forms
3 February 2012 by
In recent weeks, regulators in California and Illinois have issued guidance on responding to data security breaches, while UK and California authorities released online forms for organizations to use when providing notification of a breach to regulators.
UK ICO Outlines the Year Ahead
26 January 2012 by
On December 28, 2011, UK Information Commissioner Christopher Graham discussed the ICO’s agenda for 2012 in a post on the ICO blog.
EU and U.S. Formulating a Privacy Framework Agreement
25 January 2012 by
EU Member States are drafting an overarching privacy framework agreement with the United States that will serve as a starting point for future negotiations and help reduce the amount of time and resources required to prepare new agreements between the European Union and the United States.