Luke Irwin Archive
Updated 15 November 2018. This blog was originally published before the GDPR took effect in May 2018. The EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) gives individuals eight rights relating to their personal data. Organisations must let individuals know how they can …
Whether you’re creating a disaster recovery or business continuity plan, you must conduct a risk assessment and a BIA (business impact analysis). These processes inform your decision making and are often grouped together because they tackle similar issues, but don’t …
This year, two laws have taken effect in the UK that will reshape the way Cloud service providers operate. The EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and NIS Regulations (Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018) place an added emphasis on …
All organisations experience disruptions, whether that’s from a cyber attack, IT failure, weather event or something else, and they need to be prepared. The longer it takes to address an issue, the more the costs will spiral and the harder …
Disasters happen, whether it’s a cyber attack, flood, power outage, road closure or any other type of disruption. And when it strikes, your organisation needs to be ready to implement its business continuity and disaster recovery plans. You might have been …
When you begin your BCP (business continuity plan) project, it’s a good idea to produce a checklist of tasks. This helps you stay on top of your progress during what will almost certainly be a long process. To give you …
Business continuity planning is a crucial part of cyber security, but does your organisation have a system that accounts for its four phases? The threat of data breaches looms over all organisations. A significant incident could cause irreparable damage and …
Worried that you or someone in your organisation will be responsible for a data breach? Then take a look at these three basic tips for staying secure. Cyber security can feel overwhelming. You just want to browse the Internet and …
Organisations are always looking for ways to improve their cyber security defences, but they often overlook the value of enrolling their employees on cyber security training courses. Here are three reasons to consider it: Reduce the risk of data breaches …
Staff awareness training is a core component of GDPR compliance, yet many organisations haven’t implemented the necessary measures. For all the attention that organisations pay to information security, the biggest threat continues to come from employees. Verizon estimates than one …
