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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging DevSecOps to quell cyber risks in a teeming threat landscape

The Last Watchdog

Lack of security awareness and education. Often, employees within organizations lack sufficient security awareness and education. Organizations need to invest in cybersecurity training programs to educate their employees about security best practices. Compliance and regulatory requirements.

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Government surveying further education providers before Brexit

IT Governance

Among the uncertainty surrounding GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance – particularly with Brexit complicating things – the UK government has been a reliable source for advice. The results will be used to help the government understand organisations’ Brexit preparations and where their compliance efforts are falling short.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why internal IT teams are ill-equipped to adequately address cyber risks

The Last Watchdog

Related: The case for augmented reality training Because of this, cybersecurity investments and regulatory oversight are increasing at an astounding rate , especially for those in the financial services industry, bringing an overwhelming feeling to chief compliance officers without dedicated security teams.

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7 steps to highly effective GDPR compliance

IT Governance

If you’re overwhelmed about GDPR compliance or find most implementation advice too technical and complex, don’t worry. IT Governance has created a simple guide to help you understand how to achieve regulatory compliance and avoid disciplinary action. Educate and empower your employees to make better decisions. Let’s take a look.

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GUEST ESSAY: A roadmap for the finance teams at small businesses to improve cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

Adequate IT compliance. Every business has a standard of IT compliance that team members are accountable for upholding. If you have concerns about protecting your financial data, consider hiring a data protection officer or an outside firm to help you maintain compliance. Stay educated. Stay proactive.

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Train Your Team to Ensure You Achieve ISO 27001 Certification

IT Governance

They are also usually responsible for selecting and training an implementation team that includes risk management, information security, audit and compliance specialists. The ISO 27005 risk management standard describes how to conduct an information security risk assessment to achieve certification to and maintain compliance with ISO 27001.

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GUEST ESSAY: The case for network defenders to focus on leading — not lagging — indicators

The Last Watchdog

If targets such as defect density or compliance to scanner policy (i.e. This is exacerbated when factoring in the security and compliance defects that can’t be scanned for, like obtaining consent for privacy laws. The topics are often complex and require contextual education for non-security experts to interpret correctly.

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