Author Archives: Stacey Humm

Updated: January 2023 Most businesses appreciate by now that improved secure technology is a good way to protect your biggest business asset, your data.  No doubt as a business you have various technological improvements in place to assist your information security. But do you realise that your staff can be your biggest information security threat?…


It can be no exaggeration to say that data is the lifeblood of any business. Businesses thrive on information they have on their customers and are constantly seeking more and more information from them.  All businesses ask for the very basics: name, date of birth, address, e-mail address but the list of valuable data is…


In the countdown to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Law Society has released unprecedented guidance to law firms to consider adopting ISO 27001 Information Security to assist them with compliance . Usually a ‘closed-shop’ when it comes to recommending certifications, the Law Society must feel there is good reason to recommend ISO 27001….


In a series of articles to be published over 4 weeks from September, ISO and NCSC will be clarifying how Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, IASME and ISO 27001 can help businesses tackle cyber security issues.  Crucially we will be highlighting the similarities and differences between the various standards and helping businesses establish the appropriate…