Issue 3 / 2026
In the current CRi issue 3 (publication on: 30. September 2026) you find the following articles and case law:
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Articles
Beardwood, John, Ouch! When regulators publicly second-guess a corporation’s security choices, CRi 2026, 69-81
In this Settlement between the Capita Group and the UK ICO, the Capita Group agreed to admit to liability concerning a cyberattack, and not object to the publication of the details of the UK ICO’s enforcement action in turn for a significant reduction of the penalty (from £58 million, to £14 million). While this raises difficult questions about the fairness of this Penalty Notice, this article first briefly looks at the Background (I.) and provides a detailed review of the Facts (II.) and the ICO Penalty Notice (III.). Then a detailed Critique of the Commissioner’s Rationale (IV.) is elaborated which allows to derive six key Lessons Learned (V.).
Verlag Dr. Otto-Schmidt vom 06.10.2026



