Data Protection – Dont forget to sanitise!
Staff training is an essential part of every business. The better trained your staff are, the more motivated and efficient they are likely to be. For your training to work,…
Protecting your employees, executives and family
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…
SPF – ISO27001 Control Mapping Tool – Free Download
For any organisation looking to provide services to the UK Government, consideration of the Security Policy Framework (SPF) is essential and for most Government contracts audited compliance is required. Unfortunately,…
3 critical things every business leader should know about security
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…
Security Policy Framework Compliance Tool
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…
Updated Security Policy Framework – UK Government Security Standard
The UK Government has released an updated version of the Security Policy Framework (version 7) which reflects changing opinions on the best way to manage security risks within Government. The…
GCHQ chief reports ‘disturbing’ cyber-attacks on UK
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…
Security Measurement and Control
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…
Security Risk Management and Risk Response Options
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…
Business Security – Rapid Security and Safety Review Checklist
It is important that you understand what your current security situation is. This is the bedrock for everything else you do, however, unfortunately most organisations seem to have difficulty pinning…
Risk Management and Measurement
Security is built upon the bedrock of risk management, but this is frequently overlooked and instead things are left to chance. Every activity carries risk and nothing can ever provide…
Security Policy – Essential first step
Security is important. Security underpins pretty much every activity you are engaged in - be it at work or at home. From a business perspective, security can be the difference…
Testing for Insecure Passwords
Despite recent popular opinion and some well publicised hacks involving them, passwords are not intrinsically weak. When used properly, they are a perfectly good, single factor, method of authentication. The important part…
Information Protection Policy – Template for Free Download
Almost every business, what ever its size and function, handles sensitive data. This can range from a list of your customers and their addresses, to full-blown business intelligence systems that…