Articles relating to GDPR and data protection

Cyber 3-2-1: What have a €60,000 fine, a €100,000 fine, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) got in common?

Cyber 3-2-1: What have a €60,000 fine, a €100,000 fine, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) got in common? All is revealed in the 2022 Annual Report that has just been published by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission.

Cyber 321: Destructive cyber attacks and an offer to ease my conscience.

Cyber 3-2-1: Another issue laiden down with news about recent cyber attacks, including against a UK financial advisory firm with some very interesting high-value clients. In response, the 5 steps you need to take right now to avoid the worst-case scenario of a ransomware attack. Plus an offer to ease my conscience.

IT Relationship Breakdown – Part 1: It’s not me. It’s them.

I frequently encounter a broken relationship between my client and their IT MSP (managed service provider). In this first of two articles, I discuss why these relationships break down.

Cyber 321: 6th January 2023

Cyber 3-2-1: Happy New Year. I know I’ve been talking a lot this week about how it’s not so happy for LastPass users, so I will not linger too much on that carnage for the moment. Instead, let’s talk about what Ukraine’s Cyber Police, the UK’s NCSC, and Ireland’s DPC have been up to while we’ve been eating too much chocolate.

Cyber 321: 16th December 2022

Cyber 3-2-1: An outsourced HR provider reports a breach 60 days after it was identified, the European Commission agrees a new directive to oblige service providers to do better, and what the data protection regulators can tell us about security.

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