Risk

Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has partnered with security consultant CAMOR to launch two work-based qualifications which offer security professionals the chance to combine work with academic study through a blended learning mode of delivery at GCU’s London campus in Spitalfields. GCU has collaborated with security…

Euralarm, the association representing the fire safety and security industries, has presented its Priorities and Challenges for 2019-2024. ‘Working Together for a Safer and More Secure Future’ is the name of the document that describes areas of co-operation to achieve a safer and more secure…

New research conducted by Databarracks has found that senior leadership (ie CEOs, CFOs, managing directors and/or finance directors) are in charge of business continuity plans at 25% of UK organisations, which is up from 21% in 2015. IT is in charge of business continuity plans…

BlackBerry has launched BlackBerry Intelligent Security, the first cloud-based solution that leverages the power of adaptive security, continuous authentication and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance mobile endpoint security in zero trust environments. BlackBerry Intelligent Security uses a combination of contextual and behavioural factors to dynamically…

Historically, meeting governance, risk and compliance (GRC) mandates was typically all about ensuring businesses had solutions in place to gain compliance, thus reducing the risk or consequences of non-compliance from the regulators (ie fines and penalties associated with failing compliance), observes Christopher Strand. Now, true…

In the highly regulated industries of finance, healthcare and energy, a focus on governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is crucial to effectively combat a cyber security breach. Unfortunately, when considering international data sharing, this can become overwhelmingly complex, writes Tom Kellermann. In today’s evolving cyber…

Sword GRC – the supplier of specialist risk, compliance and governance solutions – has announced further dates for its popular workshops entitled ‘Risk Management by Design’ (being held in The Westbury, Dublin on 22 October) and ‘Policy Management by Design’, set in the iconic One…

What’s it really like to work in the field of risk management? In conjunction with the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Risk Xtra is beginning a new series of articles running under the banner ‘Tools of the Trade’ in which we ask practising professionals to…

If you’ve glanced at the opinion columns of security industry publications of late, you’ve probably seen the term ‘risk-based’ floating around, as in ‘the time is now for a comprehensive, risk-based approach’ or ‘a risk-based approach to security is key to business alignment’. However, many of…

A little over 12 months since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, there still appears to be a lack of confidence in its application. That’s according to the latest Twitter poll conducted by the organisers of Infosecurity Europe 2019. The majority of…