Does effective cyber security protection and GDPR compliance mean that existing solutions will need replacing? That depends on what you have deployed and how you have configured it. The changing nature of the cyber security threat does call for an agile and adaptable protection approach that will increasingly make use of automation and machine learning. In addition, the requires of GDPR…
The Carphone Warehouse breach is the biggest so far announced in the post GDPR era. What are the salient points to note from this breach? 6 million records accessed NCSC, ICO, FCA investigating 3 million records accessed in 2015 breach Cyber security risk identified by board in last FY report If GDPR applies, maximum fine…
Having GDPR compliant processes and procedures is an essential and fundamental part of ensuring a robust data security and management regime is implemented in your organisation. Another crucial and as important component of compliance is having the right tools in place that will support the necessary management, security and monitoring of data assets. This means…
The GDPR regulation is ultimately about good data/information management and governance. Though many organisations acknowledged previous iterations of data protection regulation, GDPR demands that everyone step up their game and take responsibility or face severe consequences. The innovative use of technology aligned with the data handling processes and procedures will go a long way to…
Why is GDPR necessary? Regulations such as GDPR have come about as a consequence of technology. The increasing storage of private data over decades has led to concerns over individual privacy. Technology has meant that there is a risk that privacy could be trampled on or sensitive user data accessed inappropriately. Worst still data could…
I hope that this news is not scary but we are less than 2 months way from GDPR coming into force. A recent government cyber breach survey highlighted some interesting facts about GDPR preparedness of the UK business community. The research was conducted across a sample of around 1500 businesses spanning all sectors from…
GDPR requires organisations to have a plan along with the necessary process and controls to detect a data breach, regularly evaluate the effectiveness of security practices, and document evidence of compliance. This checklist is an easy way of seeing how prepared you are to meet these new requirements Download: GDPR Self assessment
Click Here to Download the PDF: GDPR 12 Steps That You Can Take Right Now So now we know what it is and what it means, this week we take a look at what we should do about it. A really useful starting point is contained in the Information Commissioners website which provides a…
Download the PDF Version (GDPR Get Prepared SIEM Checklist) Background The General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) officially known as REGULATION (EU) 2016/679, will come into force on 25thMay of 2018. The regulation covers the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. The…
So now we know what it is and what it means, this week we take a look at what we should do about it. A really useful starting point is contained in the Information Commissioners website which provides a range of resources explaining GDPR and how organisations can go about preparing to comply with it.…