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GUEST ESSAY: How ‘DPIAs” — data privacy impact assessments — can lead SMBs to compliance

The Last Watchdog

As the world becomes more digital and connected, it is no surprise that data privacy and security is a growing concern for small to medium sized businesses — SMBs. Related: GDPR sets new course for data privacy. Let’s look at some of the challenges faced by SMBs in today’s data privacy landscape.

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Maintaining GDPR and Data Privacy Compliance in 2024

IT Governance

Expert tips from Alan Calder Alan is the Group CEO of GRC International Group PLC, the parent company of IT Governance, and is an acknowledged international security guru. In addition, 14 US states now have their own data privacy laws, and GDPR-like legislation has proliferated across the world.

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Building cyber security careers

IT Governance

Cyber security roles are often technical and require knowledge of the threat landscape, detection/monitoring, technical protection, risk management and cyber incident response. Information security is a broader category that protects all information assets, whether in hard copy or digital form. Structured learning paths.

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What Are ISO 27017 and ISO 27018, and What Are Their Controls?

IT Governance

Extending your ISMS to address Cloud security risks ISO 27001 sets out the specification – the requirements – for an effective ISMS (information security management system). But did you know you can extend your ISO 27001 ISMS to cover specific aspects of Cloud security ? Finding this blog useful? What is ISO 27018?

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A guide to cyber security for marketing agencies

IT Governance

Given the amount of data that marketing agencies collect, it’s essential that staff have a hands-on role in protecting their organisation – which is why an ISMS (information security management system) is essential. The system helps organisations manage, monitor and improve their security practices in one place.

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Security Risks of Outsourcing to the Cloud: Who’s Responsible?

IT Governance

In this blog Security challenges of the Cloud Legal and contractual requirements Who’s responsible for what? In fact, various standards and frameworks now list explicit Cloud security requirements. This includes ISO 27001:2022 , which has a new control for ‘information security for use of Cloud services’.

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Movement Towards a Comprehensive U.S. Federal Privacy Law: Witnesses Prepare to Testify in Senate Hearing

Data Matters

The last six months have been busy ones for privacy watchers, with the entry into force of the GDPR and the enactment and amendment of the California Consumer Privacy Act. Beyond the statements, we’re also guessing that the readers of this blog think the hearing is the equivalent of “can’t miss TV.”

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