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Anyone looking for guidance on the basic steps they should take to keep their organisation secure should follow Cyber Essentials. This UK government scheme sets out five controls that can protect organisations from the most common types of cyber attack. …
Your employees receive an average of 4.8 phishing emails every week. Almost a third of these make it past default security systems, leaving your organisation in a permanently perilous situation. There’s plenty of advice on how to spot phishing scams, …
If you think that charities might be shown lenience under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), you’re wrong. The Regulation treats charities in much the same way as any organisation, because although they’re not using personal data to make a …
Cyber insurance is big business these days. With the ever-present danger of data breaches and cyber attacks, organisations must be sure that they have the financial backing to respond appropriately. Damages incurred by information security incidents generally aren’t covered in …
There has been a huge increase in the number of DSARs (data subject access requests) submitted in the past year. That shouldn’t be a surprise, given that the spike correlates with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) taking effect. But …
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has strengthened individuals’ rights to see what information organisations store on them. Requests for this information are called DSARs (data subject access requests) – or sometimes simply SARs (subject access requests) – and they …
ITIL® 4 is the most widely used ITSM (information technology service management) framework in the world. But who’s using it and what are they getting from it? Read our blog to find out. Who is ITIL 4 for? ITIL 4 …
Almost 30,000 organisations have certified to the Cyber Essentials scheme since it was launched in 2014, according to the UK government. The announcement was made alongside the confirmation of several changes in the way the scheme is managed. The most …
Losing staff for days at a time as they go on training courses is a pain. Productivity inevitably declines, with organisations forced to decide whether to simply let the employee’s work pile up or ask the rest of the team …
Earlier this month, Norsk Hydro published its first quarterly report since it fell victim to a devastating ransomware attack in March. Profits fell by 82%, but that’s a much better result than many were expecting. The malware tore through the …
