Most charities that we speak to, are still considering whether and where the benefits for charitable soft opt-in outweigh the costs and potential increased administrative burden. We encourage you to consider each use case individually, but meanwhile you might like to see what the CIoF has said using the link https://ciof.org.uk/news-policy-and-research/latest-news/navigating-soft-opt-in-and-new-guidance-from-the-ico/. Remember that you can […]
Data Protection
Is your AI rollout confused?
The BBC Tech article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74d1ydv01eo poses this question, and we wonder if you and your organisation has a clear policy on A good Gen AI policy can help with this, and it should be regularly reviewed as technology, and your use of it, changes.
Cybersecurity breaches survey 2025/2026
The UK Government Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology has published its latest annual review of cybersecurity breaches, and we recommend you read it at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026. The report details the frequency and impact of cyber breaches attacks on businesses, charities and educational institutions and a couple of headlines are:
The ICO’s approach to AI
In its latest newsletter, the ICO has set out its approach to AI, including work already underway and new things planned. They suggest that this will include: If you do not already get their email newsletter, we recommend that you sign up at https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/e-newsletter/.
Passkeys are the future, says NCSC
According to the National Cyber Security Centre https://ncsc.gov.uk, passkeys are the future, and their article at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/ncsc-leave-passwords-in-the-past-passkeys-are-the-future helps to explain the background. As always, do check with your IT support provider before making any changes to your systems.