Understand how to simplify your compliance projects with our free demonstrations

With the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) now in effect, many organisations need to understand what personal data they process. To help them, Vigilant Software offers free demonstrations of its software tools: vsRisk™, Complia… Continue reading Understand how to simplify your compliance projects with our free demonstrations

Life’s a breach – the harsh cost of a data breach for professional services firms

Data breaches are an unavoidable fact of life for all organisations, including professional services firms. It’s not a matter of ‘if’ a firm might be breached, but ‘when’. The cyber threat to the global professional servic… Continue reading Life’s a breach – the harsh cost of a data breach for professional services firms

Lessons from the NHS Digital data breach: how to assess your organisation’s risk

NHS Digital, the national information and technology partner for health and social care, recently discovered that 150,000 patients’ data had been shared without permission. All of those affected were national data opt-out (previously Type 2 opt-o… Continue reading Lessons from the NHS Digital data breach: how to assess your organisation’s risk

Data breaches: how can they be prevented?

Data breaches are the second biggest threat to organisations after cyberattacks. Last month alone, 17,273,571 breaches were recorded. What is a data breach? A data breach is a security incident that can be accidental or deliberate and relates to sensit… Continue reading Data breaches: how can they be prevented?

GDPR data mapping: How to tackle complex processes

As part of your EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance project, your organisation will need to understand what personal data it processes. You will likely choose data mapping as a way to meet these requirements. Key elements of data ma… Continue reading GDPR data mapping: How to tackle complex processes

GDPR data mapping key elements

Data mapping will be a key part of your compliance project in the run-up to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance deadline of May 2018. The Regulation introduces numerous changes – and the change from complying with the curr… Continue reading GDPR data mapping key elements