Staff Awareness Archive
Anti-virus software, firewalls, data encryption – most security budgets are dedicated to technologies that keep cyber criminals out of our systems. Problem is, this can overlook an organisation’s biggest vulnerability – human error. More often than not, data breaches are …
Mid-sized organisations are at the ‘sweet spot’ of cyber security, according to Coalfire’s Penetration Risk Report. Unfortunately, that sweet spot applies to both organisations and cyber criminals in different contexts. After studying the most common vulnerabilities in small, medium and large organisations, Coalfire concluded that …
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 organisation’s policies are at the heart of its business operations. They detail exactly how employees should handle certain issues, ensuring that everybody is on the same page and following agreed best practices. Effective policies are all the more important …
The SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) has issued a warning about emails that falsely claim to be from London law firm Herbert Smith Freehills LLP. The SRA advised that such emails had been sent to a number of organisations. The emails …
Proofpoint’s The Human Factor 2018 Report revealed that over the past year, cyber criminals have continued to increase their use of social engineering, building up the number of attacks that rely on human interaction. Social engineering is at the core …
ISO 27001 is the international standard that describes best practices for an information security management system (ISMS). It recognises that, although technological defences are essential, they will have limited use if staff don’t understand their information security responsibilities. After all, …
Shred-it’s 2018 State of the Industry Report has revealed that 30% of UK companies that suffered a data breach terminated an employee’s contract for related negligence. 1,000 small business owners, 1,000 C-suite executives of large organisations and 1,100 consumers/employees took part in the research, which also revealed that: 88% of C-suites and 49% …
It is widely acknowledged that the retail and hospitality industries experience high staff turnover: frontline roles are often filled by temporary, young or part-time staff, the hours can be long and unsociable and the work can be physically demanding. Despite the operational challenge of staff turnover, there is still …
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect for almost three weeks now – are you compliant, are you still working towards compliance or are you unsure of where to start? Compliance is not optional, and for …
