For many organisations, especially in the financial services and healthcare industries, complying with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) should be high on the agenda. A recent Ponemon Institute report found that non-compliance costs 2.71 times more than maintaining or meeting compliance requirements. These non-compliance costs are based on business disruption, fines, penalties, settlements and productivity losses. Can your organisation afford the …
Even though your IT department will do much of the work regarding information security, your board is ultimately responsible for preventing data breaches and other disruptions. Top management must therefore work with staff to make sure everyone is taking the …
With data breaches on the rise and affecting Irish organisations of all sizes, it may be time you took the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) seriously and began to implement a compliance plan. Could your organisation report a breach to the DPC (Data Protection Commissioner) within the required 72 hours? …
Over the past year, cyber security experts have warned organisations to accept that data breaches are inevitable. Strong defences can help you prevent most incidents and reduce the severity of successful attacks, but they can’t keep stop data breaches altogether. …
Acquire industry-leading qualifications and the practical skills to implement and audit an ISO 27001 ISMS (information security management system) with the world’s leading provider of classroom and online ISO 27001 training. Before an organisation can correctly align itself to ISO 27001, it needs to …
Penetration testing is a systematic process of probing for vulnerabilities in your applications and networks. It is essentially a controlled form of hacking in which the ‘attackers’ operate on your behalf to find the sorts of weaknesses that criminals exploit. …
Understanding and implementing the GDPR’s requirements can be tough, but you can make your life easier with these tools. It’s more important than ever to ensure you have strong data protection practices. Not only is the threat of cyber crime …
Documenting your GDPR compliance can be tough, but a little guidance and access to documentation templates can make things much easier. You probably found the documentation process one of the most stressful parts of EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) …
With data breaches on the rise and affecting Irish organisations of all sizes, it may be time you took the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) seriously and began to implement a compliance plan. Could your organisation report a breach to …
Risk assessments play an essential role in information security, as they are the primary way organisations identify vulnerabilities and the ways data breaches can occur. The results of the risk assessment dictate defence strategies and are used by senior staff …
