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The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) contains a set of requirements to help organisations prevent payment card fraud. But did you know that the same requirements don’t apply universally? In fact, there are four PCI compliance levels, …
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 …
Goods and services are now often exchanged for individuals’ personal data, so similar rules are needed for the way that information is processed. That’s where the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes in. A lot has been written about …
Performing an internal penetration test can help safeguard your organisation and its network. Discover the pros and cons of conducting penetration tests.
BCM (business continuity management) is the process of planning for any disruptive incidents. It involves identifying potential threats to your organisation and analysing their impact on its day-to-day operations. Effective BCM ensures the business can provide a minimum acceptable service in …
A primary school in Gdańsk, Poland, has been fined PLN 20,000 (about €4,600) for collecting biometric data from its students without a legal basis. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) defines biometric data as “personal data resulting from specific technical …
Hospital notes of patients who attended Craigavon Area Hospital, Co. Armagh were discovered scattered on a local roadside on 7 February. The records contained the information of 18 patients who visited ward 2 South Medicine at the hospital, including their …
The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) last month issued a €27,802,946 fine to telecoms company TIM S.p.A for several GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) infringements and a lack of accountability.
Ireland’s DPC (Data Protection Commission) is investigating Internet giant Google and matchmaking app Tinder over the way they process and retain users’ data.
Cyber criminals are using the fear surrounding the coronavirus outbreak to infect the devices of unsuspecting victims with malware. The malware, delivered via an email attachment, was discovered by Kaspersky Lab and IBM X-Force.
