Here’s FUD in your eye: how to tell GDPR fact from fiction
Like it or not, fear, uncertainty and doubt [FUD] are time-honoured tactics for some vendors to scare up easy sales. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is seeing its fair share of FUD, and Brian Honan has called out the ‘fake news’ surrounding the regulation. GDPR = Y2K? In an audio interview with Information Security […]
GDPR: readiness still far away for many, with less than six months to go
GDPR enforcement begins in under six months, but new surveys suggest many organisations will struggle to be ready in time. One survey found that fewer than one in five businesses are “well prepared” for the regulation. In separate research, 95 per cent of businesses said being compliant will be a “massive challenge”. The first finding […]
Companies face Cybersecurity double whammy in Brexit and GDPR
There are two seemingly separate major events happening in the coming years that will impact on how companies process and store personal data of people living in the European Union. The first is the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into effect in May 2018. The other is Brexit, where the United Kingdom […]
Doing privacy ‘rights’ vs doing privacy ‘right’
When privacy is compromised, it can impact an organisation’s reputation, damaging corporate credibility and consumer trust, and increasingly results in rising financial penalties. Many organisations worldwide have suffered privacy breaches, largely caused by a lack of senior management understanding and often resulting from poor governance. Information privacy protection is an important information management issue that […]
Many businesses yet to get in gear over GDPR
GDPR’s widespread effect came home to me – literally – after I got a letter by post from a car dealership recently. My one and only transaction with this company was back in 2000. The car I bought from them hasn’t been mine for more than nine years. Yet still, this company had my name […]
Make it public or private…how secure is your profile online?
Part 1 Did you ever ask yourself if you care what personal information you give out online or in exchange for a “free” service? Do you really want to mix your colleagues with a friends or family on social media? Do you really want to leak some information about your life and interests to strangers? […]
It Could Happen to Anyone – A CEO Fraud Primer
There has been a lot of media coverage lately over various organisations falling victim to CEO fraud. Basically a scam whereby criminals using email fool a target within an organisation into redirecting funds into bank accounts under their control. We have worked with some companies who have fallen victim to this and we also wrote […]
Getting Ready for the EU General Data Protection Regulation
Information is the lifeblood of today’s business world. With timely and accurate information business decisions can be made quickly and confidently. Thanks to modern technology, today’s business environment is no longer constrained by physical premises or office walls. We can work on laptops, smartphones or tablet computers and with nearly ubiquitous internet connectivity we can […]
Securing Business Podcast
We are delighted to announce that a new podcast focusing on the business aspects of information security and cyber security is now available. The Securing Business Podcast is a joint effort with our own Brian Honan, journalist Gordon Smith, and Matt Houlihan from the International Radio Company. It is available from Soundcloud and iTunes Every […]
And the biggest cause of data loss in 2015 is… human error
There are a million and one (go on, count them, I dare you) technical measures you can employ to protect your business data but all are for nought if you ignore the biggest cause of data loss which is, according to the sixth annual Databarracks Data Health Check survey, human error. In its latest report, the […]