There isn't a day without some form of security breach reported on the news and a company or organisation being fined, losing customers, suffering reputational damage etc. Its rare for…
Breaches of the Data Protection Act, almost commonplace in 2011, continue into the new year of 2012. As has often been the case, the incident reported this week has been…
Halkyn Consulting would like to wish a Happy New year to all our readers, customers (past, present and future) and anyone else interested enough to visit this blog. We will…
As we mentioned recently, the UK Government has released an updated version of the Security Policy Framework (SPF), which details the security requirements for government agencies and departments. It also…
Passwords are probably the most widely used authentication mechanisms available. They are, on the whole, easy to deploy, easy to explain to users and easy to manage. It is likely…
As previously mentioned, we have updated the SPF Compliance Checklist to make it suitable for use with Version 7 of the Security Policy Framework released a few weeks ago. The…
Another week, another Data Protection Act breach. Yesterday, the ICO reported on a former employee of an online gambling site who pleaded guilty to selling the personal data belonging to…
Earlier this week, the Justice Committee Ninth Report made the recommendation that the Information Commissioners should have the power to issue custodial sentences (prison time) for breaches of the Data…
As reported on the BBC news today, the head of the UK signals intelligence organisation - GCHQ - is concerned over the rising number of attacks on UK businesses. From…
One of the most challenging part of building security into your organisation - or even just improving your existing security - is determining how you will measure the effectiveness of…
A press release issued today by the Information Commissioner's Office indicates that (in the UK at least), more and more businesses are becoming aware of their data protection responsibilities. However,…
Having good security practices, backed up by a knowledgeable & well trained staff delivers genuine value to your business. Having this security culture embedded in your organisation to the point…
There has been a lot of press coverage over the recent incident where a cabinet office minister (Oliver Letwin) was observed throwing official documents into a public waste bin. Although…
Proper management of risk is essential to every organisation. Although frequently seen in a negative light, risk is simply an uncertainty of outcome and routinely accompanies new opportunities. Poor risk…
It is difficult for any enterprise level IT hardware supply to keep up with the trend for new, shiny, consumer devices. Most businesses have a multi-year cycle of purchasing assets,…