What is the GDPR? A quick overview The Regulation came into effect on 25 May 2018, and was designed to strengthen the rights of EU residents regarding the way organisations process and use their personal data. These rights essentially boil …
As we enter the second half of the year – and the fourth month of lockdown restrictions in the UK – the security threats posed by COVID-19 rage on. Indeed, the cycle of attacks has been evolving so rapidly that …
It was a familiarly bad cyber security story in June, with 92 security incidents and at least 7,021,195,399 breached records. That figure was boosted significantly by KeepNet Labs finally bowing to pressure and admitting that a third party did in …
England’s coronavirus lockdown will all but end on 4 July, with the government allowing pubs, restaurants, cinemas, museums and hotels to reopen. The decision comes after steady progress in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 and the partial reopening of other …
Australia has been hit by a series of ongoing, sophisticated cyber attacks targeting “all levels of government”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. The government, the industrial sector, political groups, schools, healthcare organisations and essential service providers and operators of other critical infrastructure have all come under attack in the …
Cyber criminals have many tricks up their sleeves when it comes to compromising sensitive data. They don’t always rely on system vulnerabilities and sophisticated hacks. They’re just as likely to target the an organisation’s employees. The attack methods they use …
UPDATE: Since we first published this story, Zoom has implemented end-to-end encryption for all users. Until three weeks ago, you had probably never heard of the video conferencing software Zoom. But now, as we remain in lockdown and are forced …
Hi, my name is Dom and I work as a front-end developer for Vigilant Software (a sister company of IT Governance) where I spend my day crafting the user interface for our products CyberComply and Cyber Security Portal. My job …
Risk assessments are at the core of any organisation’s ISO 27001 compliance project. They are essential for ensuring that your ISMS (information security management system) – which is the result of implementing the Standard – addresses the threats comprehensively and appropriately. What is an …
Avon has been forced to shut down its UK website in the wake of a cyber attack on 8 June. The organisation has revealed few details about the hack other than the fact that it “interrupted some systems and partially …
