Global conflict, bush fires, flooding and political unrest. These are just some of the key issues unearthed as a result of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) asking its senior members what their risk predictions are for 2020. In Part 3 of Risk Xtra’s comprehensive…
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Apricorn has announced findings from Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to five Government departments focusing on the security of devices held by public sector employees. According to Apricorn, it emerges that the Ministry of Justice lost 354 mobile phones, PCs, laptops and tablet devices…
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The NHS will now receive “free-to-adopt, world-class” perimeter security services thanks to NHS Digital signing a contract with Accenture. These new services will build on the current offer from the Data Security Centre so that NHS organisations will be able to better secure and manage…
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Information Commissioner’s Office selects first ten participants for data protection Sandbox
by Brian SimsThe use of biometrics to speed up airport passenger journeys, innovations in crime prevention and technological advances in the health sector are among the first projects selected to take part in the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) Sandbox. Other products and services which will be tested and…
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“Large disparity in cyber security skills and spending across NHS Trusts” reveals Redscan Freedom of Information requests
by Brian SimsRedscan has announced the results of a series of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to NHS Trusts across the UK. The penetration testing, threat detection and incident response specialist has found that, on average, NHS Trusts have just one member of staff on the…
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Enrolments are now open for the Institute of Risk Management’s (IRM) new Digital Risk Management Certificate. Awarded by the IRM and developed in tandem with support from the WMG Cyber Security Centre at the University of Warwick in addition to the same university’s Department of Politics…
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“Organisations struggling with cyber security should learn from NHS guidance” urges Databarracks
by Brian SimsOrganisations struggling to improve their cyber security defences should take note of the recommendations proposed by a House of Commons Select Committee report into last year’s WannaCry ransomware epidemic. That’s according to Peter Groucutt, managing director of Databarracks. Subsequent to the WannaCry ransomware attack, the…
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Security industry responds to WannaCry ransomware attack affecting 200,000-plus victims
by Brian SimsAt the tail end of last week, the National Health Service (NHS) was among those organisations hit by IT failures resulting from the significant WannaCry cyber attack, with NHS Trusts and hospitals in London, Blackburn, Nottingham, Cumbria and Hertfordshire all affected. Some GP surgeries were forced…
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‘The Big Debate’: The Institute of Risk Management launches ‘Risk Agenda 2025’ project
by Brian SimsThe Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of its founding by exploring the future direction that the profession of risk management is likely to take. Risk Agenda 2025 is launched with a survey into the future of risk management and how IRM…