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

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

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?

DFMT Latest Release – Consultancy Access

The latest release from Vigilant Software sees the addition of Consultancy Access to its CyberComply platform Vigilant Software has updated the CyberComply platform to make significant changes and introduce a Consultancy Access feature to both the Data… Continue reading DFMT Latest Release – Consultancy Access

How vsRisk can simplify your ISO 27001 risk assessment

An ISO 27001 risk assessment is at the core of your organisation’s ISMS (information security management system). The Standard is explicit in requiring that a risk management process be used to review and confirm security controls in light of reg… Continue reading How vsRisk can simplify your ISO 27001 risk assessment