The threat of ransomware has become abundantly clear this month. With 32 reported incidents in September, it accounted for almost one in three incidents that we’ve recorded. This includes an attack on a French transportation company, which we take a …
The recent cyber security incident at Blackbaud has demonstrated that universities must take more responsibility when it comes to protecting their systems. The software provider was hit with ransomware earlier this year, giving cyber criminals access to a wealth of …
Organisations have struggled with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) since it took effect just under a year ago. But compliance help is easier than you might expect. ISO 27001, the international standard for implementing and maintaining an ISMS (information …
Organisations that provide tech services and systems to third parties should be familiar with SOC (Service Organization Control) 2. The framework is designed to ensure that relevant organisations – Cloud computing providers, Software as a Service companies, etc. – process information securely. Service organisations are usually required to pass a SOC 2 audit in order to …
If you’re new to ISO 27001, you might be finding it difficult to choose a training course that suits your needs. Two of the more popular options are the lead auditor and lead implementer courses, but which one is right for …
When considering a framework to boost your IT service management capabilities, you might think that you have to choose between ITIL® and ISO 20000. But this isn’t true. Despite organisations often saying that they want to be ‘ITIL-compliant’ or that …
Project managers are among organisations’ biggest assets, because they provide flexibility and leadership – and they are increasingly being used to align specialist skills within software environments and general business abilities. Indeed, Colin Bentley’s Adaptable Project Management – A combination …
Organisations always have to worry about the security of the information they send by email. You can never be certain who has access to your messages, and everyone has probably been guilty at least once of sending a message to …
August was the third leakiest month of the year so far, with a massive 99 recorded data breaches and cyber attacks. But, by contrast, only 36,673,575 records were confirmed to have been leaked, which is the fewest we’ve recorded since …
Software solutions are the simplest way for organisations to address many of their cyber security threats. All you need to do is pick out and purchase the right tools and away you go. Unlike the other aspects of the cyber security triad – processes and people – there’s often no need to carefully curate solutions that …
