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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 82

Published on 14 July 2026. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

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Welcome to Issue 82 of Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 81

Published on 02 June 2026. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

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Welcome to Issue 81 of Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 80

Published on 01 May 2026. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

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Welcome to Issue 80 of Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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The current impact of AI on cyber incidents for everyday businesses

Published on 30 April 2026. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate

The current impact of AI on cyber incidents for everyday businesses

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 79

Published on 23 February 2026. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

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Welcome to Issue 79 of Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 78

Published on 22 December 2025. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

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Welcome to Issue 78 of Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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It's a wrap! Highlights from the ICO DPPC 2025

Published on 25 November 2025. By Cavan Fabris, Partner, Head of Data & Cyber

The ICO held its annual Data Protection Practitioners' Conference (DPPC) on 14 October. With a packed agenda, eminent speakers and over 7,000 data protection professionals in attendance, it was one of the highlights of the privacy lawyer's year. Here we set out the key messages we took away from the conference.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 77

Published on 14 November 2025. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

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Welcome to Issue 77 of Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 76

Published on 24 September 2025. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

Welcome to Issue 76 of Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 75

Published on 04 August 2025. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

Welcome to Issue 75 of our Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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EU-UK data adequacy renewal - proceed with caution

Published on 28 July 2025. By Cavan Fabris, Partner, Head of Data & Cyber and Sophie Hudson, Associate

The EU-UK draft adequacy renewal was published last week. Partner Cavan Fabris and trainee Sophie Hudson from our Cyber & Data Privacy team have summarised the key takeaways below.

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Data Dispatch - June 2025

Published on 27 June 2025. By Jon Bartley, Partner and Kiran Dhoot, Associate and Helen Yost, Senior Associate and Amy Blackburn, Senior Associate

Welcome to our June 2025 edition of Data Dispatch from the Data Advisory team at RPC. Our aim is to provide you on a regular basis with an easy-to-digest summary of key developments in data protection law.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 74

Published on 21 May 2025. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our Issue 74 round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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Data Dispatch - April 2025

Published on 16 April 2025. By Jon Bartley, Partner and Kiran Dhoot, Associate and Helen Yost, Senior Associate and Amy Blackburn, Senior Associate

Welcome to our April 2025 edition of Data Dispatch from the Data Advisory team at RPC. Our aim is to provide you on a regular basis with an easy-to-digest summary of key developments in data protection law.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 73

Published on 11 April 2025. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our Issue 73 round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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Data Dispatch - March 2025

Published on 05 March 2025. By Jon Bartley, Partner and Kiran Dhoot, Associate and Helen Yost, Senior Associate and Amy Blackburn, Senior Associate

Welcome to our March 2025 edition of Data Dispatch from the Data Advisory team at RPC. Our aim is to provide you on a regular basis with an easy-to-digest summary of key developments in data protection law.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 72

Published on 04 March 2025. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our Issue 72 round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 71

Published on 05 February 2025. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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Data Dispatch - January 2025

Published on 31 January 2025. By Jon Bartley, Partner and Kiran Dhoot, Associate and Helen Yost, Senior Associate and Amy Blackburn, Senior Associate

Welcome to our January 2025 edition of Data Dispatch from the Data Advisory team at RPC. Our aim is to provide you on a regular basis with an easy-to-digest summary of key developments in data protection law.

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Key cyber developments: looking back over 2024

Published on 27 January 2025.

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For the cyber market, 2024 brought with it many legislative and regulatory changes, as well as sophisticated cyber-attacks and ground-breaking law enforcement activity.

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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 70

Published on 31 December 2024. By Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate

Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

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New guidance on balancing data protection with the FCA's Consumer Duty and the TPR's Code of Practice

Published on 19 December 2024. By Jonathan Charwat, Partner and Jon Bartley, Partner and Helen Yost, Senior Associate

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) have published welcome guidance (Joint Statement) aimed at retail investment firms and pension providers on how to ensure their customer communications comply with the FCA's Consumer Duty (Consumer Duty) and the TPR’s Code of Practice (Code of Practice), whilst ensuring they follow the rules on direct marketing and data protection.

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Privacy developments – looking back and looking forward

Published on 19 December 2024. By Oliver Bray, Partner, Technology, Media & Entertainment Lead and Jon Bartley, Partner and Joe Lippitt, Partner

In this article, we give you a high-level snapshot of the key data protection and privacy developments in the UK and EU in 2024 as well as developments we anticipate for 2025.

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The EU's Cyber Resilience Act: 10 on the 10

Published on 10 December 2024. By Dorian Nunzek, Associate

Today the EU's Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847) ('CRA') enters into force. The CRA recognises that the continuously evolving world of smart products is frequently challenged by vulnerabilities which can potentially lead to cyber-security incidents. Whilst most of the Act's obligations will not be applicable until three years from now, 10 December is the day when the EU takes a big step towards it's ten-year Cybersecurity Strategy. To mark the occasion, we have outlined ten key points that entities in scope must be aware of in preparation for compliance with the CRA.

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DORA Watch - November 2024

Published on 04 December 2024. By Jon Bartley, Partner

As financial entities and ICT service providers undergo the final stages of implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) requirements into their systems and processes, it is imperative to understand the legal developments and ongoing updates arising from EU Member States as they go through their respective transposition and alignment processes. Through TerraLex - our global legal network, which provides us with access to 22,000 lawyers from highly regarded and carefully vetted law firms stretching more than 120 countries – we have collated legal updates focusing on DORA and its implications in EU jurisdictions.

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