Cybersecurity – Training your staff.
In cybersecurity, training staff is of paramount importance. There are a lot of ways so do this and some are better than others. In this article we look at how you can find the path that works best for you.
Suspicious mail advice – Advice from NaCTSO
This communication regarding suspicious mail has been issued by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) and the Centre for Protection of the National Infrastructure (CPNI). Please feel free to…
Security awareness training – value or not?
Last month (27 March), the security and cryptography expert Bruce Schneier posted an article on his blog about Security Awareness Training. Now, it should go without saying that Bruce Schneier…
Office security checklist – Updated
As part of our ongoing drive towards improving your security, We have updated our office security checklist to make it easier to use and clearer to follow. The 2013 version…
Bad Security – Taking Risks and Not Realising It
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 Fines Increasing for data breaches
Data Security – Fines for breaches increasing
This month has seen a major increase in the fines levied by the Information Commissioner for breaches of the Data Protection Act. Over the last 30 days, there have been over £500,000…
ICO issues first fine to NHS following data breach
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…
Security Awareness Training – One of the few good security metrics
Recently we discussed both the value and problems around developing security metrics as part of your organisations overall management strategy. One of the best metrics you can generate revolves around…
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…