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As we enter December, many organisations slow down as they turn their attention to Christmas. Office parties, secret Santas and discussions of when it’s acceptable to put the tree up start to take precedence over work, as employees kill time …
Accountability is an essential principle of the GPDR (General Data Protection Regulation). It requires organisations to take responsibility for compliance and to demonstrate their actions. The concept was implicit in the GDPR’s UK predecessor, the Data Protection Act 1998, but …
ISO 27001 compliance is a complex, ongoing process, which organisations should track using KPIs (key performance indicators). In this blog, we explain what KPIs are and how they fit into your ISO 27001 compliance project, and provide examples that can …
ISO 27001 audits can be intimidating, especially if it’s the first time that your ISMS (information security management system) has been audited. So how can you make sure you’re doing everything that you should? This blog helps you settle your …
Each year, Ponemon Institute surveys organisations around the world to estimate the financial effects of data breaches. Its 2019 report found that the average cost was $3.92 million (about £3.18 million). This is a steady increase on last year’s total …
Data protection is a major concern for organisations large and small. Recent announcements by the UK data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), of significant penalties for British Airways (more than £183 million) and Marriott (more than £99 million) …
Any organisation within the scope of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) must conduct regular risk assessments. This is the only way that you can be sure that you’re properly identified potential security incidents and that your defences measures are …
Are you part of an in-house finance team? Or do you work for a finance provider – an accountancy firm, perhaps, or a financial advisory company? Like professionals in any other sector, you are subject to the EU’s GDPR (General …
Robust information compliance has never been so high-profile. The introduction of the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in May 2018 put personal data protection firmly in the public consciousness. Cybercrime continues to grab headlines, with attacks causing massive disruption …
According to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), more than 14,000 data breaches were logged in the first year since the introduction of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which is almost four times the number reported in 2017/18. Every month …
