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NHS & Healthcare Security : Sensitive data needs proper protection.

Another lack of encryption leads to a Data Protection Act Fine

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:17 February 2013
Post category:Security Security News Security Risk Management

On Friday, 15 Feb 13, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced that the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) had been fined £150,000 for a breach of the data protection…

Mandatory security breach reporting - good thing, or just more paperwork?

Mandatory Reporting of Data Security Breaches

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:9 February 2013
Post category:Security Security News Security Risk Management

It has been announced that the European Commission, together with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is looking to bring in mandatory reporting of…

Do you value your security?

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:14 January 2013
Post category:Security Security Risk Management

We are in a new year now, the end of the world never materialised and everyone will be back at work, getting ready to push on their new years resolutions…

Cash in Transit – Still a security risk

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:5 December 2012
Post category:Security Security Risk Management

In the news today there was a report about a cash delivery being attacked in Brentwood, London, which involved three masked attackers stunning the security guard with a Taser and…

Bad Security – Taking Risks and Not Realising It

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:24 November 2012
Post category:Security News Security Risk Management

Another fine has been issued by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and, again, it is the result of something that could easily have been prevented if a bit of time…

ICO claims private sector leads the way on Data Protection Act compliance

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:12 October 2012
Post category:Security News Security Risk Management

Interestingly, a report from the ICO published yesterday has stated that the private sector appears to be more compliant with the requirements of the Data Protection Act than public sector…

What price security?

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:5 October 2012
Post category:Security Security Risk Management

One of the most challenging tasks facing any security professional is communicating the value of security to others within the organisation you work for. Unlike lots of other disciplines there…

Security is not a tool and your tools are not security

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:27 September 2012
Post category:Security Security Risk Management

Quite rightly, information security is a hot topic for most businesses. This is driven by a combination of regulatory and legal compliance pressures and the unavoidable fact that information (data)…

Supplier Security Self-Assessment Questionnaire

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:19 September 2012
Post category:Downloads Security Security Risk Management

Following on from the recent issues experienced by The Scottish Borders Council, we have been asked several times about what can be done to build some assurance into supply chain…

Information Commissioner’s Office launch IT Security Guide for Small Businesses

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:18 June 2012
Post category:Downloads Security Security Education and Awareness Security Risk Management

Today the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced it had produced "A practical guide to IT Security" with the subheading that this is "Ideal for the small business." At the time…

ICO issues first fine to NHS following data breach

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:30 April 2012
Post category:Security Security News Security Risk Management

Today the Information Commissioner's Office announced that a Welsh health board had become the first NHS organisation to be issued with a monetary fine for a breach of the Data…

Risk Management – Not Risk Avoidance

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:16 April 2012
Post category:Security Risk Management

There is a commonly held misconception about risk management and, where this relates to security risk management, it is even more widespread, frequently to the detriment of organisations and businesses.…

Security Metrics – Measure the right thing

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:10 April 2012
Post category:Security Security Risk Management

Every business needs to have a way of making sure that the money it spends on things is justified by the value those things have to the business. Entire industries…

Personal Email + Work Activity = High Risk Situation

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:17 February 2012
Post category:Security Security Education and Awareness Security Risk Management

Almost everyone has a personal email address, to the point where you are probably more shocked to discover someone who doesnt rather than a person who has several. In recent…

Protecting your employees, executives and family

Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
Post published:10 February 2012
Post category:Security Security Education and Awareness Security Risk Management

Business are often excellent at cataloguing the importance and value of the physical assets they hold - such as product stock, machinery, company cars etc. Most are even quite good at identifying…