Security

Yes, the date has come around again: the 28th January marks Data Privacy Day. The day provides a chance for us all to consider what we can do in our professional roles to ensure we are respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust. By Stephen Bradford, SVP EMEA, SailPoint

With Data Protection Day 2021 on Thursday 28th January, Elik Dermer, CEO and founder of Comparisun, business tool comparison site, has provided some expert tips for businesses, to avoid data breaches and heavy fines.

Palm oil has risen in infamy as an enemy of sustainable agriculture over the past few years. It has long been a key raw material in many consumer goods products, but its production has come to be very negatively associated with climate change and human rights, making it a highly controversial commodity. This article explores how blockchain can hold the palm oil industry to account and ensure sustainable practices. By Juan Miguel Pére...

The pandemic has allowed the UK’s e-commerce sector to hit a record number of online sales in 13 years. So, with more online shoppers than ever before, how can we promise customers cyber security for a better 2021? Web hosting experts Fasthosts have comprised a list of top tips which will optimise user experience, ensure online security, and protect websites from unauthorised access as we enter the new year.

A quarter (25%) of company directors cite insufficient budget as the main reason they are unable to deliver crucial cyber security training to prevent data breaches, the new study shows. The Cybersecurity Insights Report from cloud solutions provider iomart asked workers about their businesses’ cyber security provisions, including the level of training offered, the extent of backup policies in place, and coworkers’ awareness of how to...

Working from home is the everyday normal for many across the UK, but just how prepared are UK businesses? The pandemic has opened opportunities for cyber attacks, with the number of scams on the rise. A new report by Fasthosts reveals that cyber criminals have identified remote workers as easy targets with two in five employees having not received any caution regarding COVID-19 scams whilst remote working or hand any video-call security training.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has seen an 18% rise in incidents of personal data loss, according to official figures. In total there were 546 reported incidents of potential data breaches in the most recent financial year, up from 463 in the previous year (2018/19). In addition to these figures, seven incidents were so serious they have been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further investigation.

2020 saw a sharp contraction in the electronic security market size, though the focus on replacement sales has to some extent sheltered the market from the even steeper fall in new construction output. COVID-19 has even created a surge of interest in pandemic-related products such as thermal imaging to measure body temperature and analytics to monitor occupancy levels.

Today we try to safeguard our digital identity as much as our wallet and its contents. Our personal digital identity authorises us to go about our day-to-day - logging into our bank account to pay bills, checking our Facebook page for notifications or scheduling an UberEats delivery for dinner - but then there is our professional digital identity. Written by Juliette Rizkallah, CMO, SailPoint

Almost a third (28%) of UK businesses offer no cyber security training to reduce the likelihood and severity of data breaches while working from home, a new study reveals. The Cyber Security Insights Report from managed cloud services and security provider iomart asked workers about their businesses’ cyber security provisions, including the level of training offered, the extent of data backup policies in place, and their awareness of how to...