Wrongly sent emails ‘most common data breach’

Yet again we are reminded that sending an email to the wrong recipient is the most common form of data beach. The BBC tech report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c363w8pjpklo concerns Guernsey, but this is a serious issue in the UK too.

In its guidance on common data protection mistakes and how to fix them at https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/advice-for-small-organisations/getting-started-with-gdpr/common-data-protection-mistakes-and-how-to-fix-them, the ICO warns about the use of Autofill and suggests that ‘the few seconds you save by using Autofill could end up costing you a lot more if you send personal data to the wrong person by mistake.’

This is just one of the technical steps you might consider, to reduce the risk of a data breach.