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UK: House of Commons report: Cyber Security: Protection of Personal Data Online

21 June 2016

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"Although the TalkTalk cyber-attack in October 2015 was the trigger for this inquiry, it is essential to put this attack in context. Cyber-crime is a significant and growing problem and affects all sectors with an on-line platform or service. As the British Business Federation Authority said in their evidence to the Committee:

The TalkTalk incident is one of many that have happened and continue to happen. To consider it in isolation of others would be misleading. The overall context is complex and changing fast... The problem space is international."

See the full text: Cyber Security: Protection of Personal Data Online (pdf)

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