Opinion

Opinion

Regulatory compliance and standard requirements

• Is GDPR worth the cost?

  Regulations have costs, which are meant to be recouped by the expected benefits. But who decides whether this is a good deal? Ultimately, it’s you  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Cyber attack survival not a matter of luck

  How should businesses plan to survive a potential cyber attack extinction event?  Continue Reading

• Mind the Brexit gap in cyber security

  Leaving the EU could mean a new cyber security regime for the UK – firms need to understand how the changes might affect them  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Is it true you can't manage what you don't measure?

  What should be the key cyber security risk indicator for any business?  Continue Reading

• Wearable technology in the workplace and data protection law

  Wearable technology is slowly creeping into the workplace to monitor staff performance and health, but do employers understand the legal implications? We assess the data protection implications  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Approach UTM with caution

  How can organisations best use unified threat management tools to help stem the tide of data breaches?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Many routes to UTM to boost security capabilities

  How can organisations best use unified threat management tools to help stem the tide of data breaches?  Continue Reading

• Brexit and data protection: What’s next?

  PA Consulting assesses how a no-deal Brexit would affect the flow of data from the UK into and out of Europe  Continue Reading

• How to prepare for the UK’s uncertain Brexit terms

  Analyst firm Gartner looks at the main business continuity plans that need to be in place  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Meeting the security challenge of multiple IT environments

  How can organisations combine software defined networking, containerisation and encryption to prevent rogue code from running freely across a corporate network?  Continue Reading

• Can we live without passwords?

  Can you imagine a future in which we can be secure online without having to remember an unwieldly list of passwords? Solutions are emerging that could make passwords redundant, but there will be other security problems to resolve  Continue Reading

• Making the UK the safest place to live and work online

  Government, industry and individuals all have to play their part in enhancing cyber security practices  Continue Reading

• As data volumes grow, backup needs analytics, says StorageCraft CEO

  Backup appliance maker’s CEO says backup needs analytics so customers can prioritise restore of critical data in a world where volumes increase by 50% a year  Continue Reading

• Mitigating third-party cyber risks in a new regulatory environment

  GDPR and the NIS Directive increase the focus on managing cyber security throughout the supply chain. Organisations need to check their suppliers are compliant  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Monitoring key to outcomes-based security

  What is the first step towards moving from a tick-box approach to security to one that is outcomes-based, and how can an organisation test if its security defences are delivering the desired outcome?  Continue Reading