The largest fine to date of £500,000 has been charged by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to Equifax for its data breach. The loss of personal data has affected 15 million Britons. The cyber-attack was carried out in 2017 which means it does not come under the more recent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). However, […]
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When asked about cyber and information security risks to the business, most think about the technical controls against cybercrime: making sure the IT team has protections such as firewalls and patch management in place; making sure password protection and BYOD policies are implemented. Consideration can be expanded to the physical security of your building and
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Last week the UK Government and The Law Society released a joint assessment of cyber threats to the uk legal sector. The report was created following a request from the legal sector to government. It forms part of the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) mission to raise the cyber maturity and resilience of organisations in
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Cyber security is a topic on every organisation’s radar. The continued threat of ever evolving cyber-attacks, combined with the introduction of GDPR compliance means that there are serious businesses implications to successful attacks and the loss of data to any company. It is not the case of if you are going to be attacked, but
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Cyber and information security is vital for any international business traveller. If you are travelling with your mobile, smartphone, laptop or tablet, you will have wide access to company data, and will need to make sure this information is safe. Criminals do not care for any law when looking to steal your data and each
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Board members are becoming increasingly inquisitive about the state of cyber security in their organisations. The statutory requirements of directors to be aware of security risks is growing across the globe, which reflects the increasing frequency of incidents which can significantly affect share-price, brand and reputation, as well as shareholder confidence. Board members, non-executive directors
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The imminent GDPR is a timely reminder that all organisations should be proactive in their management of their data – both hardcopy and electronic. However, new storage proposition, the explosion of cloud services and creeping growth of shadow IT has meant that organisations are collecting and processing ever larger electronic data sets. At the same
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The deadline for the GDPR is less than 2 months away. On the 25 May 2018 compliance for the new regulations will be expected from all businesses. The ICO is providing regular updates on its website to help businesses. However, whilst many companies are preparing for this, there are still some common concerns that we are
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The recent report from Fortinet on the security threat landscape in the last quarter of 2017, confirmed that cryptojacking attacks have risen sharply in the last 6 months. What is Cryptojacking? Cryptojacking is a tool used to mine digital coinage such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on computers, using CPU resources. Criminals load the
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