Luke Irwin Archive
According to the professional services firm’s Global Information Security Survey 2018–19, 87% of respondents said they don’t have the budget to deal with threats – despite an upwards trend in cyber security spending. Ernst & Young suggests that organisations address …
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) outlines six principles that organisations must follow when collecting, processing and storing individuals’ personal data. Data controllers are responsible for complying with those principles, and they must have documented proof of how the organisation …
It’s not too late to comply with GDPR. The Regulation might have come into effect last year, but it’s requirements need to be regularly reviewed. As such, it doesn’t matter what your compliance posture was six months or a year …
IT Governance’s team of experts has the answers to all your cyber security questions, and our extensive range of products and services can help you implement the necessary cyber security measures. So, what do you need help with?
With 557 reported data breaches in 2018, cyber security should be top priority for all organisations. But before opening up your chequebook, you need to make sure that any investments address the full range of vulnerabilities in your organisation.
Cookies are mentioned only once in the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), but the repercussions are significant for any organisation that uses them to track users’ browsing activity.
Amid all the expert advice about how to keep your organisation safe from data breaches, it’s important to remember that there’s no one right way to address information security.
Sure, there are universal threats and technologies and processes that address …
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 …
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.
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 …
