In case you didn’t already know, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requires Irish organisations to report data breaches to the DPC (Data Protection Commission) within 72 hours of becoming aware of them. This doesn’t only refer to cyber criminals breaking into your …
In the past year or so we’ve seen some of the biggest data breaches – Facebook, Google, Under Armour, Marriott – affect a total of 750 million people. However, these were only a small percentage of the 2.3 billion total …
The international standard ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (ISO 27001) sets out the requirements for an ISMS (information security management system), an approach to securing information that relies on regular risk assessments to ensure the measures you put in place are appropriate to …
Organisations and employees often think of staff awareness training as a hassle. Work grinds to a halt as you’re hauled off to a meeting room and lectured about stuff that probably doesn’t even affect you. Except that it does.
Alice Turley, a data privacy consultant at IT Governance, will be speaking at The Security Show, on Thursday, 14 March. Alice is a qualified data protection, compliance and insurance professional with experience in providing expert and solution-based advice to businesses within the insurance, advertising and education industries. Starting at 4:00 pm, her 20-minute presentation, entitled “GDPR Compliance and Information …
The first step towards cyber security is identifying how data breaches occur and the level of risk each one poses. To help organisations do this, Verizon has conducted a year-long investigation into the leading causes of data breaches, publishing its …
Those getting started in the information security industry might be wondering why experts are telling them to implement an ISMS. We’re here to explain. An ISMS (information security management system) is essential for any organisation that’s serious about security. It’s …
The DPC (Data Protection Commission) published its first annual report under the GDPR covering the period 25 May to 31 December 2018. The report highlights a number of interesting statistics and year-on-year comparisons.
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 …
With Brexit day fast-approaching and the UK and EU in negotiation deadlock, it’s time for organisations to work under the assumption that a formal withdrawal agreement won’t be in place by 29 March 2019.
