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Data Protection – it’s a leadership issue [PRESS RELEASE}

00Cyber Security, GDPR Critical Friend, GDPR Discovery Review, Virtual DPOTags: , , November, 17

Leamington Cyber Security Company teams up with World Leading Management Accountants to produce film on protecting Business Data.

Video link: https://www.riskevolves.com/#video

The Leamington based cyber security and risk management company, Risk Evolves, has teamed up with CIMA, the world’s leading, and largest, professional body of management accountants, to produce a film on how businesses can protect their data from a cyber attack. More info

Talktalk data breach

The TalkTalk data breach, a record £400k fine and a warning to others

10Cyber SecurityTags: October, 16

On the 21st October 2015, TalkTalk became aware of a major security breach.  Over the following days and weeks, the severity and magnitude of that breach filled the headlines of the British and International newspapers. More than 150,000 users saw their personal information leaked. Of those, more than 15,000 users saw their bank account details compromised.  More info

Cyber security whose responsible?

Who is responsible for Cyber Security?

00Cyber SecurityTags: September, 16

So just who is responsible for cyber security? Earlier this week we re-tweeted a great article from the Cyber Skills Centre about who is to blame for the current issues and challenges with cyber security in organisations.

Controversially the author, Stuart Wilkes, suggested that responsibility resides with the IT Director and not the software provider or the Criminal. Reading the article, his argument was logical and well structured. As Business Leaders, the IT Director have the responsibility for ensuring security is included in the design of systems, that they communicate with the Board / their Clients, on trends within the industry, that they are responsible for recommending changes in process and practice in the organisation and so on. More info