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22 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
During exercises at CognectCon2025 a number of cyberattack scenarios were discussed that highlighted the risks of cyber attackers leveraging cognitive vulnerabilities to cause major impacts to nation critical infrastructures. This video is a short r...
17 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Congrats to INTERPOL for taking down a major cyber information-theft infrastructure! Over 20 thousand IPs/domains were shuttered and 41 servers that contained more than 100GB of sensitive data was seized. It is estimated this group, 32 of which we...
24 Jan 2025 5 minute read 0 comments Investigator515
Kevin Mitnick achieved notoriety for his offensive hacking techniques. When you look at the early pioneers of cyber and information security, there’s no denying that there have been some controversial yet influential people in the field who helped es...
25 Sep 2023 2 minute read 1 comment EmilyGDPR
If there were an easy solution available, organizations could opt for certification under an approved UK GDPR certification scheme. The Data Protection Act 2018 empowered the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the privacy regulator in the UK, t...
20 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments EmilyGDPR
This blog focuses on an aspect of the GDPR compliance which can be particularly challenging for a number of organisations, namely, how do you ensure your supply chain complies with the Regulation when processing personal data? The obligations for da...
8 Sep 2023 1 minute read 0 comments EmilyGDPR
More and more frequently, we encounter the question of whether there exists a universal international standard that can definitively demonstrate external verification of data protection compliance. While it would be ideal to provide a straightforwar...
29 Aug 2023 2 minute read 0 comments EmilyGDPR
This blog explores the requirement outlined in both the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding the verification of an individual's identity before taking any action or disclosing information...
16 Aug 2023 9 minute read 0 comments EmilyGDPR
When considering the resourcing of a Data Protection Officer (DPO), organizations have two main options: the in-house route or the outsourcing route. Each option has its pros and cons, and the choice depends on various factors specific to the orga...
4 Aug 2023 3 minute read 0 comments EmilyGDPR
The GDPR principles and the DPA set out the legal requirements for data protection and privacy, but they do not provide detailed guidance on specific measures organizations should take to safeguard personal data. ISO/IEC 27701:2019 (ISO 27701) fills...
25 Jul 2023 5 minute read 0 comments EmilyGDPR
The demand for guidance on privacy protection and personal information management is increasingly crucial, especially in light of the GDPR principles. Fortunately, there is a valuable resource in the form of ISO/IEC 27701:2019 (ISO 27701), an Inter...
