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So, you’re a small business or start-up. You know that you need to comply with the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), because you process EU residents’ personal data, but the trouble is, you don’t know where to begin. We… Continue reading GDPR checklist for small businesses
Are you part of an in-house finance team? Or do you work for a finance provider – an accountancy firm, perhaps, or a financial advisory company? Like professionals in any other sector, you are subject to the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protecti… Continue reading 3 things finance professionals need to know about the GDPR
According to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), more than 14,000 data breaches were logged in the first year since the introduction of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which is almost four times the number reported in 2017… Continue reading Vigilant Software’s most wanted: Data Breach Bulletin (May 2019)
Digital disruption has long made its presence felt in the retail banking sector. A series of challenger brands have launched in recent years, building innovative and intuitive digital interfaces from the ground up and in some cases forgoing physical pr… Continue reading Banking – Building trust in an age of disruption
Organisations that believe they can ignore cyber risk management and the benefits it offers will probably lose out as others adopt more efficient, more economical, less human-resource-intensive solutions. For effective cyber risk management, an or… Continue reading Every organisation is affected by cyber risk!
We’re kicking off a new series of blogs tackling some of the biggest misconceptions around risk assessments, information security, data protection, regulatory compliance, and other issues that our customers are grappling with. Today’s… Continue reading Myth-busting: Why risk assessments shouldn’t be a one-time thing
For many organisations, information is their most important asset, so protecting it is crucial. Information security is “the practice of preventing unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, inspection, recording or destructi… Continue reading The importance of information security
Since a no-deal Brexit is starting to look more and more likely, the government recently released additional guidance to supplement the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) previous description of the future data protection r… Continue reading GDPR: What will happen after a no-deal Brexit?
At the beginning of January, Vigilant Software launched a free seven-day trial of its software tools: vsRisk Cloud, the Data Flow Mapping Tool, Compliance Manager, the DPIA Tool and GDPR Manager. A free trial is the best way to understand how our softw… Continue reading Why should you subscribe for a free trial?
Do you know what a DPIA is? Do you need to conduct one? This blog will give you an introduction to DPIAs and why and when you should conduct one. What is a DPIA? A DPIA (data protection impact assessment) is, effectively, a type of risk assessme… Continue reading DPIAs and why every organisation needs to conduct them