Ransomware attacks continue to surge from the levels seen just a few years ago and the threat such attacks present against companies and organisations remains very real – not least because the sums involved also continue to surge. According to a recent report by software company Acronis1, global ransomware damages are predicted to
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Who Guards the Guards? A Company’s Liability in the Event of a Trusted Employee Publishing Personal Data Without Authorisation
By Ian McDonald, Oliver Yaros, Mark Stefanini & Chris Roberts on
The Supreme Court last week heard the supermarket chain Morrisons argue that it should not be held vicariously liable for its then in-house senior internal auditor publishing the personal data of almost 100,000 employees deliberately and without authorisation.
In seeking to overturn the judgment of the Court of Appeal that it is vicariously liable, Morrisons…