Emma Bordessa Archive
A recent report has found that just 15% of IT decision makers in small organisations “completely agree” that their employees have a good understanding of cyber security, and 20% believe their employees don’t care about cyber security at all. What’s …
Earlier this month we caught up with Geraint Williams, CISO for GRC International Group plc, to find out more about information security and how he raises awareness within the workplace. Watch the video below to hear what Geraint had to …
Data from Lloyds Bank has revealed a 58% increase in BEC (business email compromise) attacks in the year to date. It is important to note that the “true scale of the problem is likely to be much larger” as this …
Cyberspace, the Internet, computer networks, the digital world – call it what you will – is always developing. And so are the threats and risks of being online. We caught up with Graham Day author of October’s book of the …
According to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018, almost half of UK businesses experienced a cyber security breach or attack in the past 12 months. It’s imperative that all organisations conduct risk assessments when preparing and maintaining their cyber security …
With an ever-increasing diversity of digital threats, it is important to understand the risks of going online. Graham Day, author of October’s book of the month, Security in the Digital World, says, “Attackers are slowly discovering all the ways that …
The NIS Regulations (The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018) were enforced in the UK on 10 May 2018. They aim to improve national cyber security capabilities and increase cooperation between EU member states. Under the NIS Regulations, OES (operators …
NHS Digital suffered a data breach in July that resulted in the confidential information of 150,000 patients being shared without their permission. The breach affected national data opt-out (formerly type 2 opt-out) patients. National data opt-out is used when patients …
Data breaches caused by the misuse of email are becoming common, with a lack of appropriate staff training consistently to blame. The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) recently issued a fine of £200,000 to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse …
An ISMS (information security management system) should be an essential part of any organisation’s information security practices. It consists of a set of policies, procedures and controls that manage threats to your data, such as cyber attacks, hacks, data leaks …
