Luke Irwin Archive
If you’re considering implementing ISO 27001, the international standard for information security, you’ve probably heard experts like us talk about the benefits. However, it’s always best to find out what organisations with first-hand experience think, which is why we created …
If you’ve ever used an online service that requires age confirmation, you’re probably aware of how inadequate the restrictions usually are. All you’re asked to do is check a box or provide your date of birth. There’s no evidence required, …
It’s an announcement no information security specialist wants to make: the organisation has suffered a data breach. The breach is bad enough, but now everyone in the office is panicking. Some will grumble about how they’re going to miss deadlines, …
Data breaches are a massive problem for all organisations. In its latest Data Breach Level Index, digital security company Gemalto found that, in 2017, more than 2.6 billion records were compromised in publicly disclosed data breaches. This is the equivalent …
A new report has suggested that most SMEs (small and medium enterprises) don’t have anywhere near the estimated €102,000 it costs to respond to a data breach. InsuranceBee’s survey found that 83% of respondents had no money reserved to get …
When you sign up for an online service, you’re often asked to provide personal details. Usually, you won’t have a problem with this: an organisation obviously needs your name and email address to contact you. But when they start asking …
Cyber attacks come in a variety of forms, each intended to exploit specific weaknesses in your organisation. As such, there’s no single way to stay secure. There are countless things you can try, from following simple tips to making widespread changes, but discussing them all would probably leave you …
The EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into effect three months ago, and a lot of organisations are starting to feel happy about their compliance posture. They are less happy, however, with the practices of their suppliers and service providers. Under the GDPR, organisations …
A survey has revealed that organisations across Europe still aren’t compliant with the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), even though the Regulation came into effect three months ago. Only 34.5% of respondents to Deloitte’s study said they could demonstrate compliance with the GDPR. Another …
Organisations always have to worry about the security of the information they send by email. You can never be certain who has access to your messages, and everyone has probably been guilty at least once of sending a message to …
