Cyber Resilience Archive
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 …
Business continuity is a hot topic due to a growing body of legislation and the increased risk of potentially devastating disruptions. However, the concept has been around for a long time, and practically every organisation would benefit from implementing a …
Sharon O’Reilly, GRC/GDPR consultant at IT Governance Europe, was interviewed by The Sunday Business Post before her appearance today at the GDPR Summit. She discussed the challenges facing organisations in the lead up to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). …
The Irish government has published its highly anticipated 2018 Data Protection Bill. The Bill, which broadly follows the general scheme released in May 2017, incorporates Ireland’s national implementing measures required under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as …
With the rise in cyber attacks and increased risk of a data breach, organisation boards are under increased pressure than ever to improve data governance and security. To help organisations ensure that all areas of cyber security are covered, IT …
May 2018 is a big month for cyber security and data protection. But although the soon-to-be-enforced EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is grabbing most of the headlines, organisations should be equally concerned about the Directive on security of network …
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has claimed that data relating to former and current staff at Independent News & Media (INM), including four journalists and former directors, has been breached. The Office of the Director of Corporate …
Most organisations’ cyber security defences aren’t good enough. How could they be? Even with unlimited money and staff, it is practically impossible to address the constantly emerging and evolving threats. There are unpatched systems, potential malware infections, the threat of …
A Royal Academy of Engineering (RAENG) report has warned that health technology is vulnerable to cyber attacks and that criminal hackers could kill patients by attacking their pacemakers or heart pumps. Experts cautioned that connected health devices, such as pacemakers …
Business continuity is essential to any organisation’s cyber security practices, and those adopting its principles should follow the requirements of ISO 22301, the international standard that describes best practice for a business continuity management system (BCMS). The 2018 Horizon Scan …
