Auto-fill and GDPR were among the data protection problems of 2018

Auto-fill and GDPR were big data protection problems in 2018

Image: DPA/PA Images Image: DPA/PA Images THERE WAS A 70% increase in the number of valid security breaches in 2018 when compared the those recorded in 2017.

Under new GDPR legislation, introduced by the EU last year which allows individuals to request the personal details companies hold on them, 582 complaints were made about access rights, which represents 30% of all GDPR complaints. A further 396 complaints, or 22% of total complaints, were “multinational complaints”.

As was the case in 2017, there was a rise in the number of cyber security compromises notified with the number of notifications increasing sharply from 49 cases in 2017 to 225 in 2018. “Cases such as these include phishing, malware and ransomware attacks,” the report said.

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