Smartbox.ai, the de-facto Subject Access Request solution in the Healthcare industry, has partnered with specialist advisory firm Hunter Healthcare. The collaboration will enable more healthcare...
There is no doubt that the global AI transcription market is on a stellar path, with many reports claiming it is set to grow 14.5%...
The past 12 months has passed in a flash, but it has been a time of amazing milestones and achievements for Smartbox.ai. We have a lot of people to thank for our success, including everyone in our hardworking team, our valued investors for their continued support, our valued customers, and our board members. ...
DSARs are time-consuming and labour-intensive and involve processing large volumes of documentation in short timescales and to pressing deadlines. Each one is not just covering a handful of documents either, they can run into the thousands or even tens of thousands....
The meteoric rise of social media platforms has brought with it an unwelcome guest – deepfake material – the implications of which are far-reaching, and...
Councils up and down the UK are managing vast amounts of data on a daily basis, and that is just the basics – the everyday...
But with the sheer amount of data being created in the world today, it is a constant challenge to keep it protected. ...
The NHS receives thousands of complex Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) annually, which require extensive time and effort from frontline medical staff. ...
Public sector data requests are a minefield of legislation and compliance issues that can result in crippling fines and penalties for companies and organizations if they are not adhered to....
As part of our partner-first strategy, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Nustream, the intelligent document solutions specialists, as our first Gold Partner....
C.O.B.R.A. (the “Cyber Optimisation Breach Risk Analysis” solution from Smartbox.ai), helps Cyber Teams and Service Providers identify all Personally Identifiable Information (P.I.I.) and other defined...
Here are the top 10 DSAR challenges our customers have been telling us about. If they resonate with you, you are not alone!...
We are pleased to announce that we have entered into a binding terms agreement with Xerox that will enable both parties to bring to market joint propositions that will improve our customer and shareholder value....
Responding to Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) can be a daunting task, made more so by the 30-day response-deadline imposed by the ICO. However, it...
Need help processing Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs)? Don’t panic. We can help. The efficient processing of DSARs requires two key elements: The latest and...
This blog contains a subsection of our whitepaper “Why and How to redact information in relation to DSARs, FOI and EIR requests”. The full paper...
Automatic DSAR Data Detection To understand how to discover data more easily, it’s important to first understand where data typically resides. 10% of all data...
While some DSARs are straight forward and can be managed by a single person, some are more complex and require input from multiple stakeholders, such...
When disclosing potentially sensitive information, there’s a general rule and it is simply, “If you’re not sure about it, redact it”. You can always un-redact...
When the hard work of preparing a redacted DSAR disclosure has been finished, the prepared bundle needs to be shared with the subject. There are...
When a DSAR is received it needs to be processed and disclosed within 30 days, else penalties can apply. The ICO do sometimes grant extensions...
The Situation A very large public sector customer of ours was, and remains, under pressure to maximise the amount of time they spend delivering front-line...
Manually processing complex or large numbers of DSARs can consume a material amount of expensive human resources. A better way is to use specialist and...
Responding to DSARs can be an avoidably arduous task. Here are 7 ways to ease the pain and improve the process. 1. Over collect...
Since the GDPR came into force, the general public have an increased awareness of their rights when it comes to their privacy and personal data....
Lawyers, DPOs and HR Professionals handle a tremendous amount of sensitive information every day. We have talked to a lot of them about the challenges...
What is deduplication? Deduplication is the process by which redundant, replicated data is erased to save storage space and prevent it being processed multiple times....
In its simplest terms, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is the conversion of an image to text. OCR utilises technology to identify text characters within a...
If you’ve had the dubious pleasure of attending any of my presentations over the past few years, you may very well have noted the emphasis...
First of all – when in doubt you should check with the appropriate authority or qualified legal advisor on your requirements. It’s important to realise...
At its core, the concept of redaction has been around for a long time. It is the process of making key information in a document...