What is ISO 27001? ISO 27001, formally known as ISO/IEC 27001:2022, is an information security standard created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which provides a framework and guidelines for establishing, implementing and managing an information security management system (ISMS). According to its documentation, ISO 27001 was developed to “provide a model for establishing, […]

Finland has launched a voucher-based scheme to help companies embrace best practice systems to reinforce their IT network and information security defences. The Information Security Voucher (ISV) scheme was rolled out on 12 December by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The scheme offers […]

A new data breach of Uber employee email addresses, internal documents and information relating to its IT estate – specifically its mobile device management (MDM) platform – may have originated via a third-party incident at asset management company Teqtivity, according to reports. A user with the handle “UberLeaks” began to share the data dump […]

Data leaders worldwide have a low estimation of the data literacy skills of the employees at their organisations. That is according to a survey and report, dubbed a Data maturity index, from data management consultancy Carruthers and Jackson. The firm’s Index draws on the community it has built up through its annual chief data […]

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Rackspace says it is making good progress on its investigation and remediation of a ransomware attack that crippled its Hosted Exchange business, and is still engaged in actively transitioning affected customers onto Microsoft Office 365 – but some users say they are seeing issues that may indicate their data has been compromised. In a […]

The development of a national, cloud-based digital fingerprint system for UK police is due for completion in December 2022, and will facilitate easier access to and sharing of more than 8.4 million fingerprint data records via the cloud. Known as the Transforming Forensics (TF) programme, the capability is hosted by the Police Digital Service […]

Flexible working is now a widespread practice in our society – a new social norm. In fact, previous research revealed more than half (51%) of UK workers who have the choice to mix remote and office working would consider leaving their company if this hybrid option was removed. The onus on flexible working has […]

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed a “potential” legislative solution is in the works to address a long-standing issue that has seen the government agency accused of “over-collecting” tax from public sector bodies that have fallen foul of the IR35 rules. Details of this work appeared in a 248-page document, published in early […]

In the life of a CISO, there are always things that need to be dealt with quickly – including rolling out the latest technology, embarking on new transformation projects, and even just patching your organisation’s software. One of the things I found I needed to do more of this year was to tell the […]