CIA boss has his personal email account hacked…

The hacker, has posted what is purported to be the CIA director’s contacts list, as well as call logs of Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines, amongst other information. This information was stored in an AOL account… More at Graham Cluleys site

Europe has killed the Safe Harbor agreement.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled that the self-certified protections promised by Safe Harbor weren’t worthy of Europe’s ideal of privacy “as a human right”. The court declared the data-transfer agreement immediately invalid. The rules hugely affects Cloud services, where the majority of US firms rely on safe harbor to move information. Personal data […]

Useful UK Security acronyms and terminology

Security has it’s own set of acronyms and terms. Here’s a great list you will find useful for your ISO 27001 and other security work, Security and IT – Common acronyms: Accept (related to risks) These are risks you have decided as an organistion to accept. So you may choose to accept that as a […]

ISO 27001: Choosing an advisory partner – costs & options

When we started the road to ISO 27001 it was hugely daunting, a lot of unfamiliar terms and typical tech speak lingo made it all sound horribly complicated and difficult. We decided early on to hire a consultancy firm to help us prepare, and received quotes from £2,000 to £40,000 for the same job (help […]

ISO 27001 beginners guide – 5 key steps

Many businesses are now preparing or considering getting ISO27001 accredited, and it’s something you really should consider implementing if you host any kind of remotely sensitive information. This is the first in a short series of posts  – an ISO 27001 and Information Security beginners guide. What is ISO 27001 certification An ISO 27001 certification means […]