Cyber Resilience Archive
You might already have a BCP (business continuity plan) – or other contingency plan – in place in the event of a disruptive incident, such as a natural disaster. However, because these plans aren’t necessarily based on a proper risk …
The NIS Regulations (The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018) became UK law on 10 May 2018, paving the way for the widespread adoption of cyber resilience. Cyber resilience is an approach to security that enables organisations to defend against …
The Scottish government unveiled its cyber resilience strategy in 2015, with the aim of helping Scotland’s people, businesses and public sector improve their ability to use technology securely, and understand and address cyber crime. It launched more detailed cyber resilience …
Police Scotland needs to invest £206 million in its computer systems to adequately tackle the threat of cyber crime, according to the force’s deputy chief officer. Appearing before the SPA (Scottish Police Authority) board last month, David Page said the …
The popular ticket sales and distribution company Ticketmaster has notified the users of its UK site that their personal information may have been accessed by an unauthorised third party. Payment information is also understood to have been compromised. According to …
We’ve written a lot about cyber security incident response plans (CSIRPs) recently, and for good reason: not enough organisations have implemented one. According to Ponemon Institute’s Third Annual Study on the Cyber Resilient Organization, only 24% of respondents said they …
Organisations across the world are finding it harder than ever to handle cyber security events, a Ponemon Institute report has found. The Third Annual Study on the Cyber Resilient Organization revealed that: 64% of respondents said the volume of incidents …
The healthcare sector faces more information security risks than almost any other sector. NHS organisations experience daily, automated cyber attacks, and must also contend with targeted attacks. With the introduction of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the …
The EU Directive on security of network and information systems (NIS Directive) must be transposed into national law by 10 May 2018. The Directive requires operators of essential services (OES) and digital service providers (DSPs) to implement effective security measures …
Each and every organisation is affected by cyber risk: Organisations that believe they can ignore ‘cyber’ and the benefits it has to offer will probably cease to exist, as others adopt faster, more economical, less human-resource-intensive solutions to provide the …
