In November 2021, we discovered 223,615,390 breached records from 81 publicly disclosed cyber security incidents. As ever, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches on our sister site. Here, we take a closer look at some …
Organisations are using Cloud services more than ever. In fact, according to a report by software firm Flexera, 92% of organisations use more than one, with the average respondent using 2.6 public Clouds and 2.7 private ones. There are obvious …
Organisations of all sizes are waking up to the threat of data breaches. But don’t be fooled into focusing on the prospect of a hacker breaking into your systems. There are many other ways that your organisation can be compromised. Let’s take a look at seven of the biggest cyber …
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires organisations to adopt the principles of “privacy by design and by default”. These concepts require organisations to embed security measures into their systems at the outset, rather than applying features retroactively. It …
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) outlines six data protection principles that organisations need to follow when collecting, processing and storing individuals’ personal data. The data controller is responsible for complying with the principles and must be able to …
Did you know that the (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study 2020 found that 49% of employers require their staff to have Microsoft qualifications? Meanwhile, 40% of existing cyber security professionals plan to develop their Cloud security skills in the next two years. A significant part of that …
The run-up to Christmas can often be a boring time for workers, as they put off starting new projects before the end of the year and start counting down the days until their holiday begins. And with many employees continuing …
IT Governance led the world’s first ISO 27001 certification project and we’ve been at the forefront of the cyber security initiative ever since. Certification to ISO/IEC 27001 demonstrates to existing and potential customers that you have taken the necessary steps …
Under the GDPR, certain organisations are required to appoint a DPO (data protection officer). Organisations are also required to publish the details of their DPO and provide these details to their national supervisory authority.
In October, we found 94 publicly disclosed security incidents, which accounted for 51,248,331 breached records. As ever, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches on our sister site. Here, we take a closer look at …
