Diversity in Tech
How can we ensure diversity, inclusion and fairness in tech and security? Diversity in the tech sector is one of the most vital conversations happening in technology today, and the issue is very relevant to the infosecurity profession. Earlier this month, I was invited to speak at ISACA Ireland’s SheLeadsTech event which focused on this […]
Absent incident response spells trouble for Travelex
In an ideal world, humans would only ever learn from doing things right, but failure is a persistent teacher. That’s why for every Norsk Hydro or Maersk competently and professionally handling major security incidents, there’s also a Travelex. In this blog, we dig into why the world’s largest foreign exchange company has become the latest […]
Cyber Governance 2020
The Governance Challenge: exploring emerging issues in cyber governance for 2020 The challenge of compliance with international regulations. Date: Wednesday 21st October Time: 2.00 – 4.00 pm Location: Online The governance on how organisations process and protect a user’s data has changed significantly in the last 20 months. The introduction of regulations such as GDPR […]
Analysis of the Irish National Cyber Security Strategy
The Irish Government has published its five-year plan for ensuring its infrastructure and computer networks are “resilient, safe and secure”. The new National Cyber Security Strategy 2019-2024 is an update to the first strategy which was published in 2015. Here’s our analysis of the plan. The 60-page strategy paper [PDF] sets out a series of 20 […]
Security Roundup January 2020
Ireland’s cyber security strategy goes public (in every sense) The Department of Communications has published the long-awaited new National Cyber Security Strategy for Ireland. The strategy covers from 2019 to 2024 and focuses mainly on critical national infrastructure and public sector systems and data. An update to the 2015 strategy, the new plan aims to ensure […]
CISO as a service helps to tackle ongoing need for security
As cybersecurity gets more attention in businesses and organisations, the need for a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has come into focus. In the past, many organisations tackled security piecemeal, as a series of point-in-time exercises, but some now realise they need a dedicated resource to manage their security on a consistent, ongoing basis. Many […]
Our 2019 Contribution
Every year, we raise funds for our chosen charities. Here at BH Consulting we know how important it is to give back, especially at this time of year. Each year, we donate to specific charities as chosen by our team. Each staff member is allowed to nominate a charity of their choice to receive a […]
Cybersecurity and data protection in 2019: the BH Consulting year in review (part 2)
Security is a busy field, and 2019 was no exception. Following last week’s blog looking back at the first six months of the year, here’s the second part covering cybersecurity, data protection and privacy stories that emerged between July and December. July Summertime and the living wasn’t easy if your company was called BA or […]
We are hiring – Data Protection Consultant
Due to market growth and continued expansion, BH Consulting is looking to augment its growing DPO-as-a-service team by hiring a new Data Protection Consultant. The candidate is passionate about data protection and is keen to demonstrate this. The candidate has at least 5 years experience in data protection or IT data project management, and is likely to […]
Cybersecurity and data protection in 2019: the BH Consulting year in review (part 1)
It’s that time of year again, where we look back at, and reflect on, the previous 12 months. In that spirit, here’s the BH Consulting review of 2019. The roundup we present is our take on cybersecurity, data protection and privacy issues. As regular readers will know, we don’t aim to be a website of […]