DPAS News Room

Category Selection:

All Posts

NHS DSPT External Support

What is the NHS DSPT? The NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit. The DSPT is a mandatory data protection and cybersecurity certification for any organisation

Mel January 16, 2023

All Posts

Looking back on 2022

As we enter a new year and are inundated with chants of ‘New year new you’, we’d like to pause, take a breath, and reflect

Mel January 4, 2023

Data Protection & GDPR

Do’s and Don’ts for your office party

Holiday festivities are great. You can overindulge in Baileys–in your personal life. You can eat yourself into a mince pie induced coma–in your personal life.

Mel December 13, 2022

Data Protection & GDPR

Demonstrating data compliance

If a tree falls in a forest but no one is around to hear its descent, does it even make a noise upon impact? If

Mel November 22, 2022

Data Protection & GDPR

The good, the bad and the ugly – Privacy Notices explained…

Can anyone really hold their hands up and say they enjoy nothing better than sitting down with a cup of tea to read an organisation’s

Mel November 15, 2022

Cyber Security

ICO fines Interserve Group Ltd

The ICO recently fined construction company Interserve Group Ltd £4.4m in response to their failure to sufficiently protect the personal information of their staff, breaching

Mel October 25, 2022

Data Protection & GDPR

Why does CCTV require compliance?

Did you know that data protection laws now require anyone with a surveillance system, such as Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV), even if it’s just one camera,

Mel October 19, 2022

Data Protection & GDPR

The Importance of Audits

Does any phrase inspire fear into the heart of an organisation quite like ‘we are due an audit’? Despite their reputation, audits don’t have to

Emma October 18, 2022

Data Protection & GDPR

Training with the Exeter Chiefs

We’re team players at DPAS, it’s what we do. From our Data Protection training courses to our bespoke consultancy services, we work to empower and

Emma October 12, 2022

Cyber Security

5 Everyday Tips for Protecting your data

We all know we should prioritise data protection, but in practice, just how vigilant are we in our everyday lives, really? We’ve compiled a list

Emma October 6, 2022

Data Protection & GDPR

The Language of UK GDPR Reform Needs a Reality Check

This week, the current minister responsible for the proposed UK GDPR reform, Michele Donelan, made a statement at the Conservative party conference that the UK

Kunbi October 5, 2022