Steve Watkins Archive
Each and every organisation is affected by cyber risk: Organisations that believe they can ignore ‘cyber’ and the benefits it has to offer will probably cease to exist, as others adopt faster, more economical, less human-resource-intensive solutions to provide the …
Data breaches and cyber attacks are regularly in the headlines, so it will come as no surprise that all organisations are vulnerable to attack. Falling victim can result in financial loss, regulatory penalties, business disruption and reputational damage. The majority …
I want to validate the ISO 27001 certification for one of the vendors we are looking at. Could you tell me if there is a specific place I can search?
You’ve probably heard about the new Cyber Essentials scheme (CES) that the UK Government launched on 5 June, and then again at the CESG’s IA14 event on 16 June. The intention is that certification to the CES starts making its …
Following a successful InfoSec Europe 2013 at Earls Court, London, Steve Watkins (Director, Trainer and Consultant at IT Governance Ltd) reflects on the most popular enquiries relating to ISO 27001 …
The week commencing 22nd April sees the UK’s information security profession (and others) visit InfoSec Europe at Earls Court and the Standards Bodies’ SC27 technical committees meet in southern France to review comments on the public consultation for new versions …
With the disclosing of data privacy breaches becoming more common in mandatory legislation, there is an understandable trend of organisations looking to their supply chain for assurances in the data privacy measures they offer.
Data Protection is an issue that affects all organisations. If not handled properly, it can be extremely damaging for the company’s reputation and their relationship with customers. Data loss can incur significant financial penalties. For example, take a look at …
