https://mecanik.dev/en/tags/gdpr-compliance/Recent content in GDPR Compliance on [ MECANIK DEV ]Hugo -- gohugo.ioenCopyright © 2020-{year} by [ MECANIK DEV ]. All Rights Reserved.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/cyber-essentials-compliance-uk-guide/Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/cyber-essentials-compliance-uk-guide/Securing Cyber Essentials compliance is a major step for UK businesses looking to protect their server networks in 2026. This government-backed scheme helps companies demonstrate their commitment to data security to public sector buyers and enterprise clients, and maintaining these baselines blocks up to eighty percent of standard cyber attacks. This guide breaks down the certification process, technical controls, and budgeting guidelines required to achieve certification. Scoping Recommendation: When preparing your audit scope, document all devices that access company databases (including remote worker laptops).https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/medical-and-healthcare-website-development-in-the-uk/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/medical-and-healthcare-website-development-in-the-uk/Medical and healthcare website development is not the same as building an ordinary business site. A clinic, dental practice, or private healthcare provider operates under higher expectations: patients need to trust you, regulators expect data protection, accessibility is essential rather than optional, and a booking that fails can mean a missed appointment. This 2026 guide covers what makes healthcare website development different, the compliance and security requirements UK providers must meet, the features patients actually need, and how to build a site that earns trust and brings in patients.https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/gdpr-technical-compliance-for-uk-developers-in-2026/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/gdpr-technical-compliance-for-uk-developers-in-2026/ICO enforcement action against UK organisations rose sharply in 2024 and 2025, with fines totalling over £12 million across the two years for failures in technical security measures. The pattern in ICO enforcement notices is consistent: organisations that suffered a breach and could not demonstrate that they had implemented appropriate technical controls faced the harshest outcomes. For developers, this is a direct professional concern. The decisions you make about encryption, logging, access control, and data retention are the technical controls that determine whether an organisation can defend itself before the ICO.https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/website-security-audit-for-uk-businesses-in-2026/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/website-security-audit-for-uk-businesses-in-2026/A website security audit is a structured assessment that identifies vulnerabilities in your web presence before an attacker finds and exploits them. For UK businesses in 2026, this is not a theoretical concern. The DSIT/NCSC Cyber Security Breaches Survey reported that over 50% of medium-sized UK businesses experienced a cyber attack or breach in the past year. This guide explains what a website security audit covers, how the process works, what it costs, and what you should do with the results.