A survey by Citrix found that 67% of global business respondents are aware of GDPR, but only about half have started to prepare for GDPR compliance. The biggest concern to many organisations is the potential fine of up to 20 million euros or 4 percent of annual worldwide revenues, whichever is greater. GDPR mandates data […]
How will the GDPR affect physical security systems?
Much has been written about the EU GDPR which was adopted on 27th of April 2016 and becomes enforceable on 25th May 2018. Yet, given the unique challenges involved, surprisingly little has been devoted to the process of ensuring compliance for the operation of video surveillance, access control and other physical security systems. Any public […]
GDPR readiness: Education sector rivals technology industry in race towards General Data Protection Regulation compliance
New research has shown that the education sector is rivaling technology for the top spot when it comes to GDPR preparedness. The research from Clearswift surveyed 600 senior business decision makers and 1,200 employees across the UK, US, Germany and Australia. When asked whether firms currently have all of the necessary processes in place to be […]
GDPR countdown: Start taking control of data access
Despite a near-constant stream of news about large-scale cyber attacks and criminals holding hundreds of millions of files for ransom, breaches are continuing to happen, resulting in significant financial fallout from downtime, fines and reputational damage. More money is being spent on cyber security. According to Gartner, spending is expected to grow to $93 billion […]
88 percent of Java apps susceptible to widespread attacks from known security defects
Over the past 12 months, several high-profile breaches in Java applications were caused by widespread vulnerabilities in open source or commercial components.These are the findings from the 2017 State of Software Security Report, a comprehensive review of application security testing data from scans conducted by CA Veracode’s base of more than 1,400 customers. One example of […]
Bringing laughter to the privacy party
Alison Beard, Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review”, “Laughter in the workplace boosts engagement, collaboration and productivity”. Internal communication done properly can change a culture. Whether the subject is as mundane as personal data or as fundamental as transformational change in the business. Take for example GDPR’s requirements for ‘privacy by design’ to ensure minimal and […]
GDPR – Flamethrower or tweezers?
There is a consensus that while GDPR represents a massive challenge on a technical, planning and organisational level there will be an upside. Clearly preparation for it’s arrival represents a chance to weed out, prune and generally put a flame-thrower to superfluous or irrelevant data amassed over the decades as well as limiting and protecting […]
ICO announces more help for small and micro businesses
The Information Commissioner’s Office will launch a dedicated telephone service aimed at helping small businesses prepare for new data protection laws. The phone service will add to a package of tools and resources already available for organisations getting ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into effect on 25 May 2018. This […]
Cybersecurity experts forecast future threats and proactive countermeasures
CompTIA today has launched its whitepaper, Cybersecurity Landscape – 2017 and Beyond: A Report, which looks at the current and future threats, based on input from cybersecurity specialists and chiefs including global giants HP Enterprise, IBM, Protection Group International, Intrinsic and Dr. James Stanger, a renowned authority on IT security who leads CompTIA’s cybersecurity education […]
GDPR: providing a platform for stronger customer ties
As we all know the EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), designed to give consumers more rights over their own data and how it is used and stored by the businesses they interact with, is approaching fast. Yet Gartner believes that less than 50% of all organisations will be fully compliant with the legislation when […]
GDPR Summit Series launch two more events
After the success of last week’s GDPR Summit London, the GDPR Summit series is launching two more events dedicated to the specific issues you will face before the May 2018 deadline for the General Data Protection Regulation. The GDPR Summit Series has already sold out four GDPR conferences this year and has built a reputation […]