We are hiring again – Cybersecurity Intern
As part of the BH Academy we are looking to recruit a recent third level graduate looking to start a career in cybersecurity. The program will provide the selected candidate with a full time paid internship for two years while sponsoring them through the Masters in Applied Cyber Security program with Technological University Dublin (TUD). […]
Security Roundup March 2021
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Breaches are bad for business… literally Expect to see this story featured in lots of security presentations about worst-case scenarios following a data breach. Last month, the Finnish therapy centre provider Vastaamo went into liquidation, having suffered a ransomware infection last […]
Security Roundup February 2021
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Crime doesn’t pay… unless you’re in the ransomware business Ransomware victims shouldn’t use their insurance firms to pay to get their data back because they’re inadvertently funding organised crime. That was the harsh message from Ciaran Martin, former head of […]
BH Consulting webinar looks at EU data transfer fallout from Schrems II
In our latest webinar, we looked at the EU data transfer fallout from Schrems II. Any company transferring data outside the EU needs to identify any risks arising from international transfers to ensure it can comply with EU levels for protecting personal data. That was one of the key conclusions from BH Consulting’s webinar about […]
Security Roundup January 2021
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Do we really have to look back at 2020? It turns out COVID-19 was far from the only bad news during the past year. From a cybersecurity perspective, the year had more than its share of incidents. Unsurprisingly, the SolarWinds supply chain attack […]
Lessons for Irish DPO’s from the DPC’s Twitter fine decision
So, the day everyone in Ireland with a passing interest in data protection has been waiting for finally arrived yesterday. December 15th, 2020 brought an early Christmas present for us all as the Data Protection Commission published its first decision into the data processing activities of one of the many multinational companies based in Ireland. […]
International Transfers – Understanding the EDPB Guidance
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued its anticipated recommendations that describe how controllers and processors transferring personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) may comply with the ‘Schrems II’ ruling from now on. This is the second blog in our series on the evolving international transfers landscape following the Court of Justice […]
Eight tips for dealing with international data transfers without Privacy Shield
For many organisations, the international transfer of data is essential to running their business and the recent CJEU ruling (also called Schrems ruling) will have had a significant impact on organisations operating outside the EEA. This is the first in a series of blogs exploring what this decision means for you. BH Consulting will analyse […]
Security Roundup November 2020
Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Board of the subject: business leaders lack resilience to reduce cyber risks Many Irish boards lack the ability to understand and respond to cybersecurity risks effectively. The Irish Computer Society has highlighted these gaps from its cross-sector survey of 169 […]
What’s new at BH Consulting: marking European Cybersecurity Month and more
October was a busy month on all fronts here at BH Consulting. In this blog, we’re rounding up some of the main events we were involved in during European Cybersecurity Month. Since awareness campaigns are all about getting people thinking about a particular subject, we thought: what better way than a cybersecurity and privacy-themed crossword? […]