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…
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…
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…
Last week the ICO reported that the directors of a company heavily engaged in spam texting (sending unsolicited commercial messages to people via their mobile / cellular phone) have been…
The effects of crime can be devastating on people and businesses. While recent crime trends have been reassuring, there is still a reported 1 in 50 businesses in the United…
Another Data Protection Act fine (civil monetary penalty) was announced yesterday (25 Oct 12), and again it is largely the result of risk management mistakes meaning that a cheap preventative…
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…
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)…
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…
Continuing the unfortunate trend of public sector organisations falling foul of the Data Protection Act, we have another example of the ICO levying a large fine on a council. Today…
Given the level of fines ("Civil Monetary Penalties") the Information Commissioner's Office levied against the NHS in June, you would be forgiven in thinking that the Health Service would have…
Following up on the news last week that LinkedIn had suffered a major security breach in which huge numbers of user account passwords were put at risk (previously discussed), there…
As most people will be aware, several high profile websites have suffered security breaches, resulting in millions of user account passwords being compromised. These sites have included business social networking…
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…
You are probably aware that the Cabinet Office have recently issued Version 8 of the Security Policy Framework (SPF). This is the document that provides the overarching framework for security…