Risk Management Consultants Assent tell us why Your ISO 27001 Certification Days Could be About to Increase. ISO 27001 Certification has many benefits, time with external auditors can be well spent testing the effectiveness of your Information Security Management System. However, the…
The increasingly popular BS 10500 Anti-Bribery Standard has progressed to International level with release of ISO 37001 in October 2016. 20 national delegations from the five continents contributed to the development of the new ISO standard. Annex SL and Integrated…
In April 2016 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved by MEPs and now enters a two year transition period where member states will begin to adopt the new requirements. The UK Data Protection Act was established in…
Traces of ‘cyber insurance’ or insurance coverage for digital risks within IT infrastructure started to be seen in policies as long ago as the 1980s. One of the first such policies was electronic computer crime insurance. In fact, the author…
Draft text for a new PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulation has been approved by authorities in Europe, and is expected to become law in 2016, leading to member states adopting the legislation. What is PPE? PPE stands for Personal Protective…
The PSC (Persons with Significant Controls) Register is set to replace the current annual return form as of June 2016. As this will be on public register via Companies House, organisations should inform all everyone’s details which will appear on…
UK based Certification Body, the British Assessment Bureau, are warning eager small businesses to check the small print before starting the journey towards ISO certification, due to a large number of certificates being rejected due to them not being backed…
Following the break down of the Safe Harbour Agreement last October (2015), it looked difficult for EU and US authorities to agree a new deal to ensure adequate safe guards for personal data transferred and processed in the US. Despite…
Original Author: David Thorpe at Carve Digital Original Links: N/A You might not recognise it, but there likely areas of your business that can be automated and streamlined through the use of in-house, custom built software. Software can be hard to understand…
EU Data Protection Law Reform. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to replace Data Protection Directive GDPR expected to come in to force from 2018. Increased Penalties & Requirements. Original Author: Assent Risk Management Original Links: European Data Protection Law…