The European Union has adopted a new cyber security directive that intends to improve cyber resilience and incident response across a range of sectors. It replaces the NIS Directive, which came into force in 2018 but has been widely criticised …
Welcome to our latest monthly review of cyber attacks and data breaches. In November 2022, we found 95 publicly disclosed security incidents, accounting for 32 million breached records. As ever, you can find the full list of security incidents on our …
What do Microsoft, Verizon, Apple, Google, Intel, and Amazon have in common? As well as all being Fortune 500 companies, they are all ISO 27001 certified. With a global growth rate of 20%, ISO 27001 has become the de facto …
It has been a busy couple of weeks at Twitter HQ, to put it lightly. Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media giant has been followed by mass layoffs, resignations, the reinstatement of previously banned users and several questionable UX …
In this blog, we explain the difference between a risk assessment and gap analysis, and advise you on how to complete each step effectively and in-line with your business needs.
Last month, the Dutch government proposed sweeping changes to the country’s Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act, which would give banks new powers to investigate suspicious activity. Existing laws have been criticised for failing to adequately prevent financial crimes, but …
The facial recognition firm Clearview AI, which hit the headlines earlier this year for committing several GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) infractions, has just been given another fine. Clearview was previously found to have used selfies and other personal data …
The US retail store Bed Bath & Beyond has confirmed that it suffered a data breach after an employee was caught out by a phishing scam. In an SEC filing, the organisation said that it had learned that a cyber …
Welcome to our latest monthly review of cyber attacks and data breaches. In October 2022, we found 102 publicly disclosed security incidents, accounting for 9,990,855 breached records. As ever, you can find the full list of security incidents on our sister …
The hotly anticipated new version of ISO 27001 was published last week, beginning a transition period that will reshape the way organisations are expected to manage information security. ISO 27001 was previously updated in 2013 – almost a decade ago …
