Cardiff City Council's children's services director Deborah Driffield announced a data breach during a Governance and Audit Committee update, although she did not specify details on how data was compromised. Emphasizing the urgency of managing cybersecurity risks, especially in collaboration with third parties, she highlighted these risks as one of the council's five elevated corporate concerns. The breach potentially exposes sensitive information related to children's welfare, raising significant concerns about data safety and privacy within the department. The council is coordinating with Welsh government and other local authorities to address these threats effectively.
"We have had a data breach that we are currently managing, and drawing up new arrangements in relation to this world of people stealing data and sharing it on the dark web..."
"Cybersecurity risks were particularly a problem when the department had to work with 'third parties.'"
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