Google has been fined €50 million by the CNIL, France’s data protection regulator, for a breach of the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). It’s by far the biggest fine related to the GDPR, which took effect in May 2018 and …
The ability to prevent data breaches has become a lot more important since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect. You should have already been concerned about your customers’ freedom and privacy, your susceptibility to regulatory action and your …
ISO 27001 certification demonstrates that an organisation has met the requirements of the international standard for information security. This is hugely beneficial compared to simply following the Standard’s requirements, because it provides proof of the effectiveness of your security systems …
Cyber resilience is an emerging approach to tackling the threat of data breaches and disruptions, combining elements of cyber security and business continuity management. It acknowledges that traditional approaches to cyber security are increasingly inadequate, with organisations unable to cope …
Information security policies play a vital role in organisational security. Getting your policy right will give you an excellent framework to build on, making sure that all your efforts follow a single goal. But if you get it wrong, you …
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has been in effect for more than seven months now, but many organisations still aren’t fully compliant with its requirements, and some are still only just getting started. That’s obviously not ideal, but the good news is that …
A Dublin law firm transferred €97,000 to cyber criminals after its email systems were hacked, the Law Society of Ireland reports. The crooks intercepted emails about a mortgage redemption, altering one in which the client’s bank account details were listed. …
The ISO 27001 implementation and review process centres upon the risk assessment and gap analysis process. These two pivotal steps provide you with the bulk of the information you need comply with the Standard, so it’s essential that you get …
A Ping Identity study has revealed that 78% of people would no longer use a retailer’s online site if it had suffered a data breach. The 2018 Consumer Survey, which polled more than 3,000 people across Europe and the US, …
Luas, Dublin’s tram service, has taken its website offline after a criminal hacker hijacked the site and left a ransom demand. The crook claims to have breached Luas’s systems and has threatened to publish its customers’ data if the organisation …
