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2018-10-29 15:33:58
The FBI Warns of a New Cyber Security Threat
Most cyber security news recently has focused on the revelation of Russian military intelligence service attacks, but there has been a recent announcement about cyber security practice to which organisations of all sizes including small businesses should be paying much greater attention.
2018-10-17 08:13:15
How does an Information Asset Register ensure GDPR compliance?
GDPR has focused business leaders’ thoughts on the data held within their organisations and how best to protect it. Since the first step towards securing anything is understanding what you have, an Information Asset Register is crucial. Grant McGregor explains what an Information Asset Register is...
2018-10-08 07:30:01
Everyone Begins Cyber Essentials from a Different Starting Point
Everyone begins their Cyber Essentials certification process from a different starting point – but that’s what makes the scheme so important.
2018-08-06 07:30:29
GDPR: the aftermath
It’s now a little over two months since GDPR came into force. A little longer since those panicked conversations with your boss about what you actually need to do and that inbox full of marketing emails begging you to resubscribe. What have we learnt since then?
2018-07-30 09:55:26
The Beginner’s Guide to Encryption
With organisations under more pressure than ever to protect their customers’ data, and more and more information being stored digitally, Grant McGregor takes a look at encryption and the possibilities it offers to help small businesses protect their data.
2018-07-18 10:38:54
The Right to Be Forgotten - Ongoing Challenges of Data Privacy
The deadline for GDPR has come and gone, along with the late nights, new data privacy documentation and last-minute system tweaks. And aside from making sure that your company is not subject to a breach, and tightening up its data handling practices, the day-to-day operations of most businesses...
2018-05-28 07:30:38
GDPR - the end of the beginning...
Well, unlike some predicted, the sky did not actually fall in last Friday on 25th May when GDPR came into enforcement in UK law. But some significant changes did come into play that should not be ignored.
2018-05-21 13:59:06
GDPR, Outsourcing and Third-Party Data - what you need to know
The business world is jittering in anticipation of May 25th, with marketing, payroll, HR, sales and IT departments all working diligently to make sure their own personal data protection policies meet the new Europe-wide legislative standard.
2018-04-03 08:48:29
GDPR: Do Business Emails Count as 'Personal Data'?
As we approach closer to the GDPR deadline, we've been getting a lot of questions regarding whether business email addresses and contact details will come under the GDPR as 'personal data'. We have been waiting on a guide to fully explain this, and last week IASME - Certifying Body for Cyber...
