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Secure by Design: creating good guidance

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, March 7, 2018 — Digital

Chair of DCMS’s Secure by Default Expert Advisory Group

Today will see the publication of a report from DCMS. Part of the report details a Code of Practice – with clear guidance on what we should expect companies to be doing to secure products. It will be the ideal point for many more to join the discussion: whether, and if so when, to regulate,…

Making or selling Internet of Things (IoT) devices?

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, — Digital

Senior Technology Officer, Information Commissioner’s Office

Six reasons you need to be thinking about data protection With the demand for connected toys, smartwatches and smart home accessories growing rapidly it’s safe to say the IoT market is booming. At the same time, barely a week goes by without hearing of a connected device that has serious yet basic security flaws, leaving…