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What is cyber risk management? Cyber risk is the identification, analysis and evaluation of cyber risks. It understands and analyses the IT infrastructure, identifies the potential vulnerabilities within different systems, then prioritises the identified risks and makes coordinated efforts to …
Organisations that believe they can ignore cyber risk management and the benefits it offers will probably lose out as others adopt more efficient, more economical, less human-resource-intensive solutions. For effective cyber risk management, an organisation needs a thorough understanding of the …
We’re kicking off a new series of blogs tackling some of the biggest misconceptions around risk assessments, information security, data protection, regulatory compliance, and other issues that our customers are grappling with. Today’s theme is one that comes up time …
For many organisations, information is their most important asset, so protecting it is crucial. Information security is “the practice of preventing unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, inspection, recording or destruction of information”. Information can take many forms, such as electronic and …
On 2 April, Google+ will cease to exist for external users. The search giant has cited two main reasons for the move: low user engagement and, more insidiously, software design flaws that allowed “third-party app developers to access the data not just of …
Completing a risk assessment is often the most complex and difficult aspect of an ISO 27001 project. Whatever tool you decide to use in your project, it needs to take into account many elements, such as assets, threats, vulnerabilities and …
Organisations that meet the requirements of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) experience a wide variety of benefits, according to a new Cisco report. The 2019 Data Privacy Benchmark Study demonstrates that GDPR compliance makes organisations less susceptible to data breaches, as you’d expect, …
Fame is a fickle mistress. One minute your popularity seems insurmountable, you’re riding the crest of public opinion, you can gain the world’s attention with the slightest of efforts and everyone seems interested in your every utterance. The next, you’re …
Vigilant Software is launching a new series of question-and-answer sessions to help you develop a more in-depth understanding of its privacy and cyber risk software tools. The live 30-minute sessions will provide you with all the information you need to …
It’s an announcement few information security specialists want to make: the organisation has suffered a data breach. The breach itself is bad enough, but now everyone in the office is panicking. Some will grumble about how they’re going to miss …
