IT Governance is a leading global provider of IT governance, risk management and compliance solutions, with a special focus on cyber resilience, data protection, the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard), ISO 27001 and cyber security. We are committed to helping organisations protect themselves and their customers from the perpetually evolving range of cyber threats. Our deep … [Read more...]
August 15, 2018
August 14, 2018
August 13, 2018
The GDPR: How to send sensitive information by email
Organisations always have to worry about the security of the information they send by email. You can never be certain who has access to your messages, and everyone has probably been guilty at least once of sending a message to the wrong person or accidentally hitting ‘reply all’. Your misdelivered message might have only contained mundane chatter and left you feeling embarrassed. However, if your … [Read more...]
August 10, 2018
Majority of EU member states missed NIS Directive deadline
Critical service providers across Europe are in for a bumpy ride later this year, and they have their governments to thank. These organisations are subject to the NIS Directive (Directive on security of network and information systems), which each EU member state was required to transpose into national law by 9 May 2018. However, we’re now three months past that deadline and only 11 nations have … [Read more...]
August 8, 2018
August 8, 2018
Meeting ISO 27001’s staff awareness training requirements
Staff awareness training is one of the most effective ways of preventing data breaches. That’s why it’s at the front and centre of ISO 27001, the international standard that describes best practice for an ISMS (information security management system). The Standard recognises that, although technological defences are essential, their use is limited if employees make careless mistakes. There’s … [Read more...]
August 1, 2018
July 26, 2018
Save time and money with our ISO 27001 special offer
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (ISO 27001) is the international standard that describes best practice for an ISMS (information security management system). Achieving accredited certification to ISO 27001 demonstrates that your company is following information security best practice, and provides an independent, expert verification that information security is managed in line with international best practice … [Read more...]
July 25, 2018
Are you prepared for an information security breach?
Data breaches are a massive problem for all organisations. In its latest Data Breach Level Index, digital security company Gemalto found that, in 2017, more than 2.6 billion records were compromised in publicly disclosed data breaches. This is the equivalent of more than 7 million records per day, or 82 records per second. Despite this, there’s a lot of hope for the future. The increased media … [Read more...]
July 24, 2018
