ISO 27001 Archive
Over the last quarter, professional job vacancies in Ireland have increased by 1.8%, according to a report by recruitment agency Morgan McKinley Ireland. The report also stated that there has been an 8.9% reduction in the number of professionals seeking …
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 …
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 …
In her annual report, Helen Dixon, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, stated that “Cybersecurity must now be a key priority for all organisations to maintain ‘integrity and confidentiality’ – particularly as this is one of the two new general principles …
Organisations have a hard enough time preventing phishing attacks, but they are now facing a surge in a subcategory of phishing known as ‘whaling’. According to cyber security provider Smarttech 247, the number of whaling attacks tripled in 2017, with …
Are you an information security professional looking to take your career to the next level? Thanks to the growth and global recognition of ISO 27001:2013 as the default standard for information security management, there has never been a better time …
