Vigilant Software adds personal data records to its data protection platform

Ely, United Kingdom, 6 September 2018 – Cyber security expert Vigilant Software has updated its CyberComply platform, introducing personal data records, which allow you to create one or more records at an input point. With the EU’s GDP… Continue reading Vigilant Software adds personal data records to its data protection platform

How to Become a Network Admin — IT Security Careers (CyberSpeak Podcast)

On this episode of the CyberSpeak with InfoSec Institute podcast, instructor Elias Papatestas, who has extensive history in the IT industry dating back to the 1980s and currently works as a trainer…
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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

Save time and money this summer with Vigilant Software

We have a special offer on our software tool vsRisk™ until the end of September. Purchase the ISO 27001 ISMS Documentation Toolkit, vsRisk risk assessment software tool and one year’s support to save up to £400. The vsRisk Standalone b… Continue reading Save time and money this summer with Vigilant Software

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

Vigilant Software’s game-changing update to its data protection platform

Ely, United Kingdom, 24 July 2018 – Cyber security expert Vigilant Software has updated its CyberComply platform to make it easier than ever for organisations to track their personal data. Organisations of any size can now use CyberComply’s… Continue reading Vigilant Software’s game-changing update to its data protection platform

5 data protection policies your employees must know in the post-GDPR era

Here are the policies that businesses must have in place to remain GDPR compliant, and meet best practices for data privacy.
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect in May, requiring all organizations that ha… Continue reading 5 data protection policies your employees must know in the post-GDPR era

Does an organisation’s size matter when it comes to data breach fines?

In June, the UK ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) began investigating a data breach at Dixons Carphone that affected almost 6 million payment cards and 1.2 million records containing non-financial information such as names, addresses and em… Continue reading Does an organisation’s size matter when it comes to data breach fines?

2017 was a big year for data breaches – What will 2018 be like as GDPR finally kicks in?

Last year many companies had to deal with data breaches and cyber threats. Hardly a week passed without an organisation like Uber, Xbox and Yahoo suffering a major data breach and many more businesses became victims as well. Sometimes it takes publicit… Continue reading 2017 was a big year for data breaches – What will 2018 be like as GDPR finally kicks in?

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?