Topic: ISPs forced to come clean on data breaches

[Simon]

ISPs and telecommunication firms will be required to tell the Information Commissioner if they suffer a data breach.

The new rules would be the first data-breach notification requirements in the UK, an ICO spokesperson told PC Pro. While the regulation is yet to be finalised, it "looks set to happen," the spokesperson said.

At the moment, organisations are not required to tell the data watchdog if they suffer a data breach, although many public sector groups - including the NHS - have their own policies requiring notification.

However, under a new EU directive, ISPs and telcos will have to tell the ICO and customers "in certain circumstances".

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/366943/isps-forced-to-come-clean-on-data-breaches