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2023-06-07 08:33:04
What can we learn from the Capita data breaches?
As one of the UK’s leading providers of business process outsourcing services, Capita’s cyber security practices should be second to none. Yet the events of this year have strikingly illustrated how supply chain security cannot be taken for granted.
2022-06-08 11:40:12
What does the UK Government’s national cyber strategy 2022 mean for SMEs?
In December, the UK Government released its National Cyber Strategy for 2022. We take a look at its scope and ask what impact will it have on UK businesses and organisations. The 2022 Cyber Strategy seeks to “pioneer a new cyber strategy with the whole of the UK”. In the main, the document...
2021-09-01 13:41:11
GDPR: The Essential 2021 Guide
It’s been a while since GDPR dominated the pages of business magazines and technology websites, but some important changes have happened over the last few months which makes the topic well worth revisiting. There was a time when we really could not have escaped the headlines about GDPR. But after...
2021-01-13 16:14:18
What does Brexit mean for GDPR?
It’s a while since we looked at the state of data governance under GDPR. However, now the Brexit deal does give us pause to take a step back and ask: where are we now? As many commentators have pointed out, the Brexit deal isn’t as comprehensive as some might like. While it has successfully ensured...
2020-01-20 07:30:00
Unhappy new data breach!
The new year was barely hours old, when news started leaking about a troubling new data breach – the result of a ransomware attack on a major currency exchange business. Holiday makers, foreign exchange offices and airport currency services were all thrown into disarray in the first few days of the...
2019-07-01 09:58:08
One Year On from GDPR: What’s Changed?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, 2018. At the time it was heralded as a major change in the way individuals and organisations will think about – and collect, manage and secure – data.
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.
2018-05-28 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.
2018-04-03 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...
