Strategy – Can a CISO learn from the 2019 General Election?
Security Strategy – What lessons can CISOs learn from the UK Gerneral Election 2019 when devising and delivering a security strategy? Here are three…
Security Strategy – What lessons can CISOs learn from the UK Gerneral Election 2019 when devising and delivering a security strategy? Here are three…
My prediction is that 2020 will be the year security awareness training dies…and not before time…
Cybersecurity strategy is being “organised to operate”. A principle that is fundamental to developing an effective cybersecurity programme. Here’s why…
I had an online interaction with a vendor who sells Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) automation software recently. During the ‘pitch’ they highlighted that organisations across London, UK have seen a staggering increase in DSARs since GDPR went live. An article in the Yorkshire Evening Post confirms this is not just a London-centric issue. “In…
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Are you a Quiddler? No, this is not some fanboi reference to Harry Potter (I’ll be honest I haven’t read one of the series, I’m a proper muggle!). Quiddling, however, is a very real problem in the world of Security Audit. If you want to know more, keep on reading. You could be one of…
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Data retention is always a challenge for organisations. Organisation just love retaining data and well, storage is pretty cheap these days. Whilst the costs of getting retention wrong (e.g. not being able to recover from a ransomware attack) are always high; a recent GDPR fine decision in Germany highlights the data retention problem could get…
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Here are some changes in the 2019 version of 22301 that could mean your current Business Continuity software solution may no longer be fit-for-purpose.
DID YOU KNOW: We now have a comprehensive DSAR Course – Check it out here: Click to see Course Landing Page There seems to be this idea floating around that if the data is collected from publicly available sites then it is fair game for marketers. If someone has created a profile on LinkedIn for…
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I know there is a rush to get things out the door and I am very grateful for those who report on data breach stats but this article from Dark Reading piqued my interest: 10% of Small Businesses Breached Shut Down in 2019. Whenever I see a statistic like this I am always a little…
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Poorly defined security KRI or Key Risk Indicators can give your senior management team a false sense of security but is a fear of presenting a potentially negative picture akin to the Hans Christian Anderson tale, ‘The Emporer’s New Clothes’? In this fairytale two tailors promise their emperor a new suit and tell him that…
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