Security and Data Blog
Tune in regularly to keep informed on Cyber and Data Security kept simple for the non-technical people in the world.The Annoying OPT-IN Message
What’s with all these OPT-IN Messages? Like me you are probably receiving OPT-IN messages everyday, claiming that because of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) coming into effect on 25 May 2018 that they now need your “Consent” to continue sending you…
Small Business Cyber Security Risk
Small businesses are as much at risk as larger businesses. You may remember that in 2017 the NHS was attacked by the WannaCry Ransomeware, despite having dedicated IT staff and plenty of resources they were still forced to cancel appointments and operations impacting…
GDPR is coming!
We can hide from it but truth is the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) are coming into effect on 25th May 2018, these new regulations affect the personal data that every business processes, further more the definition of Personal Data has changed. What is…
Some Help with Passwords!
We all have passwords for everything we do these days, we’re told to make them complex and then we forget them, so we write them on a post-it note and attach it to our screens! or write it in the back of our diary backwards because nobody else does that and they will…
What this GDPR then?
GDPR is the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that come into effect on 25th May 2018, it is the biggest change to Data Protection in 20 years and is long overdue, the amount of personal data we process and the way we process it has changed vastly and all…