Emma Bordessa Archive
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 …
The NIS Regulations (Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018) apply to organisations that provide services essential to society. These organisations are broken into two groups: OES (operators of essential services) and DSPs (digital service providers). This means that organisations offering …
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 …
Anyone who is working on a compliance project, whether for the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) or ISO 27001 certification, will understand how time-consuming, complex and lengthy the process can be. Simplify and accelerate your compliance project and alleviate …
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 …
