What is Remote Gambling?The Gambling Act 2005 defines remote gambling as gambling in which person(s) participate by the use of remote communication including the internet, telephone, television, radio and any other kind of electronic or other technology for facilitating communication.…
That Our Software Product & Infrastructure is secure? Sometimes software companies talk about ISO 27001 like a badge that can applied to a product, however the standard defines an Information Security Management System and therefore does not contain specifications for…
If there is one thing I’ve learnt since being in contact with UK BIMers, it’s that you love a BIM pun! However, behind a poorly conceived title is a serious concern over the methods employed to ensure data integrity. A…
What Are They? A Non-Disclosure Agreement (or Confidentiality Agreement) is an agreement entered in to by two or more people, or on behalf of a legal entity, before particular data is shared between the parties for use to achieve an…
BS 7858:2012 Security Screening of individuals employed in a security environment – Code of practice. This BSI standard guides an employer through the necessary steps to ensure that potential employees present no known risk to their organisation. Although written specifically…
The UK is heavily reliant on financial services with London being an important international hub. Recognising this, the Government has recently moved to build on it’s cultivation of the UK tech scene by supporting financial technology firms described as…
According to LinkedIn, over 300 million people use it’s social network to manage their professional identity and engage with business contacts. For most of us this means connecting with people we have met through our previous and current employment. However,…
A recent Spiceworks survey of IT professionals showed 76% of them had concerns over AV Storms, the simultaneous scanning or updating of Anti-Virus software causing negative effects to over-all system performance. Among the top concerns were degradation of system performance,…
From 1st October 2014 the UK government has required all suppliers bidding for certain sensitive and personal information handling contracts to be certified against the Cyber Essentials scheme. The Scheme provides a basic set of technical controls that organisations can…
