The international standard for a privacy information management system (PIMS) has been revised, and it’s more than just a 2025 update! ISO 27701 PIMS is now a Stand-Alone Standard! Previously the ISO 27701 standard provided additional controls to be applied…
The term “Cyber Hygiene” appears in several guidelines and regulations including NIS 2 (the Network and Information Systems Directive) but what exactly is cyber hygiene, and why is it so important? What is Cyber Hygiene? Cyber hygiene forms part of…
LOCS:23 Certification, the GDPR Standard for Law Firms Contact Us What is LOCS:23? LOCS:23 stands for the Legal Services Operational Privacy Certification Scheme, a new standard approved by the ICO to help legal service providers demonstrate compliance with UK Data…
As part of Assent’s mission to champion the consulting industry, Jess from Assent Risk Management has been interviewing experts from all sectors of the consulting profession. In this interview, Jess talks to Andrew Penteny, who is a lead consultant and…
Following the launch of Resilify.io the online Knowledge Base and Document Repository, in August this year, more than 30 additional FREE Templates have now been released to support organisations looking to implement ISO 27001 or handle other Information Security needs.…
In 2019 an exciting new privacy standard, ISO 27701, was published. But what is ISO 27701 and can it help you achieve GDPR compliance? ISO 27701 for a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) ISO 27701, is an add-on to the…
More changes are coming to EU privacy laws – how is your organisation going to prepare? What is the ePrivacy Regulation? The ePrivacy regulation governs the use of electronic communications within the EU – and will ultimately replace The Privacy…
One year after the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came into force the UK regulator, has issued two multi-million pound fines. GDPR updated the 20-year-old Data Protection Act for today’s data environment and increased the maximum fines…
A difficult to detect phishing attack is catching Outlook users off guard, as it uses the built in Rules feature to forward emails to an attackers third party mailbox. In most cases the rules are configured to detect keywords related…
