Risk Management Archive
BCM (business continuity management) is the process of planning for disruptive incidents. Organisations do this by identifying potential threats and analysing their impact on its day-to-day operations. Effective BCM ensures that an organisation is able to provide an acceptable service in the …
Software solutions are the simplest way for organisations to address many of their cyber security threats. All you need to do is pick out and purchase the right tools and away you go. Unlike the other aspects of the cyber security triad – processes and people – there’s often no need to carefully curate solutions that …
Risk assessments are one of the most important parts of an organisation’s ISO 27001 implementation project. The process can be tricky, but this blog simplifies the process by breaking it down into five easy-to-follow steps.
Phishing is one of the most frustrating threats we face. Most of know what it is and how it works, but we still get caught out. The scam, which involves criminals sending messages that masquerade as legitimate organisations, targets hundreds of millions …
A key corporate governance objective is to ensure that the organisation has an appropriate balance of risk and reward in its business operations and, as a consequence, enterprise risk management (ERM) increasingly provides a framework within which organisations can assess and …
Credit unions in Ireland are required to conduct a penetration test once a year, and send the results to the Central Bank of Ireland for review. According to a report published by the Bank last year, credit unions are getting better at doing this. But for those that are still …
It seems like we hear about another data breach on a daily basis. Recognised companies such as Facebook, Ticketmaster and Dixons Carphone – to name but a few – have recently suffered at the hands of criminal hackers, who are gaining access to organisations’ networks using a variety …
Cyber security is becoming a critical part of any large organisation’s infrastructure and the demand for talent in this field in Ireland is at an all-time high. It is predicted that by 2021 there will be 3.5 million unfilled cyber …
Black Friday and Cyber Monday – the busiest time of the year for online retailers – are almost here. Customers look forward to these dates to grab a pre-Christmas bargain, but with cyber crime at an all-time high in Ireland, …
Hackers are becoming more skilled and sophisticated, and this is leaving Irish business owners and their systems extremely vulnerable and unable to protect themselves against cyber security threats
