1. Gather Information & Make Plans The first step in taking positive action is to gather information about the business. You could look at the number of credit notes issued, cost of outsourced labour, amount of energy used, number of…
It was hard to escape a recent software failure that left customers of several banks unable to view or make transactions online. The fact that so many people and businesses were affected is testament to how essential electronic banking has…
Business continuity planning is an important consideration for organisations, what ever their size or type. A process that can seem complex at first sight can be broken into 5 basic steps. 1. Identify Likely Disruptions Perform a risk assessment to…
The Obvious Scenario: The office has burnt down/flooded/been broken in to and all our data is lost. It’s important to know your data is back up and available off site, should your main place of business be compromised. It’s also…
While almost every business in the UK is required to notify the Information Commissioner under the data protection act, many are unclear as to what data is being protected. Of course, it is good practice to protect all data relating…
New legislation is expected to replace the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46 and reduce the bureaucratic burden on organisations, while increasing responsibility to protect data, acknowledge and report data breaches. There will also be stiffer penalties for companies that do…
The area of East London dubbed as Tech City is rich in technology start ups who could benefit from the efficiencies and credibility an ISO management system would bring. All around Shoreditch and the Silicon Roundabout on Old Street, there…
ISO/IEC 27035:2011 provides best practice guidance for information security incident detection, reporting and management. The ISO standard aims to help organisations reduce the impact of I.T security threats by implementing the defined incident management approach. Although Incident management is addressed…
The recent blackberry outage saw several days pass before services to affected smartphones return to normal and it serves as a good reminder of the inter-dependent world we live and work in. Many businesses are left asking ‘where’ in the…
