Heathrow Airport Limited fined ยฃ120,000 for serious failings in its data protection practices

Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has been fined ยฃ120,000 by the Information Commissionerโ€™s Office (ICO) for failing to ensure that the personal data held on its network was properly secured. On 16 October 2017 a member of the public found a USB memory stick, which had been lost by a HAL employee.ย The stick, which contained 76 folders and over 1,000 files was not encrypted or password protected. The member of the public viewed the material it contained at a local library.ย  Although the amount of personal and sensitive personal data held…