WordPress’s automatic update function temporarily broken
WordPress, the ever-popular CMS, has announced its automatic update function is broken in version 4.9.3. Unless you manually update it to the newest version this time, your website won’t be
British government extends data protection laws
The new British data protection laws give power back to the people: they will now be able to request that their personal data be deleted whenever they wish. Organisations failing
Orwl: a secure PC that self-destructs if tampered with
Orwl is a newly-released PC that’s designed to take data security to a whole new level: this $1,699 device will self-destruct as a last-ditch effort to protect your data should
Create a single file to protect your computer against Petya
Petya, the latest ransomware, is the newest data security threat seeking to encrypt your files. Although there is no cure for it yet, a researcher has come up with a
Disaster Recovery versus High Availability versus Business Continuity
Remarkably only 4% of IT emergencies are caused by natural disasters with a majority caused by hardware failure and human error. This makes having high availability, Disaster Recovery and a
Data Protection Commissioner reveals 2016 data security breach statistics
Helen Dixon, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, reveals that 2,224 data security breaches have been reported in 2016. Compared to the year before, when the number totalled 2,317, the number
Business Growth Through Business Mobility
According to a recent report by global management firm Accenture, 43% of firms ranked mobility as the highest or second highest priority in the next few years for their organisation.
How to shield your data from insider threats
In their mission to protect their most sensitive data, companies are constantly looking for new ways to do so. An alarming statistic suggests that as many as 44.5% of attacks
Singapore issuing certifications for data protection officers
Singapore has something new in the works: a certification programme for data protection officers (DPOs). Their job is to help a company fight data security threats and better equip them
Compliance, Vital in Our Sector Specialisms
According to the business dictionary, the definition of Compliance is: – ‘Certification or confirmation that the doer of an action (such as the writer of an audit report), or the
