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As the cyber threat to the pensions industry becomes increasingly real, many trustee boards are planning a cyber-attack simulation exercise or “Cybergame” to see how they might fare if they were faced with a major cyber security...
With changes to data protection legislation and staging dates for connection to pensions dashboards underway, now is a good time for trustees to take stock of their data governance. Read our hot topic...
TPR’s new general code of practice is expected to come into force in late March 2024 and contains a new module on cyber controls. With some recent high profile cyber-attacks in the pensions industry, this is a good opportunity for...
At a recent discussion forum on cyber risks for pension schemes, I was struck by a theme emerging from the questions being asked: that, while in the past cyber had been just another one of the risks that trustees should acknowledge, there...
New guidelines on reporting data breaches were published in draft form in January this year by the body in charge of data protection rules in the EU (the “EDPB”). These new guidelines aren’t likely to apply to controllers who mainly...
Pension scams have once again been in the news over the last few weeks as it has been reported that since the “pension freedoms” were introduced in 2015, approximately 40,000 people in the UK have been scammed out of their...
As life moves increasingly online, many trustees will be looking to set up or develop their scheme website. Communications specialists will clearly take the lead on a website project, but there are good reasons why trustees should also...
Pension schemes hold large amounts of personal data which are key for providing benefits. However, this can make them a target for fraudsters and criminals who can use personal data to gain access to bank accounts or for identity theft. As...
