by John | Feb 5, 2015 | Data Protection
I have just heard that the Ministry of Justice has lost some highly sensitive information on discs being sent in the post. This, after the totally embarrassing loss of millions of items of personal details by HMRC a few years ago on discs being transported by courier....
by John | Feb 2, 2015 | Data Protection
I have now received my certificate from the Open University saying I have successfully completed an 8 week course in cyber security. It is dated 7 December 2014. I found the course informative and thought-provoking. I picked up some useful tips as well as increasing...
by John | Jan 30, 2015 | Data Protection
I have just had a ‘phonecall from someone wanting to talk to me about home security. I did not want to talk to any cold callers at the time as I was trying to do some work, but anyway, just think how dangerous it could be to discuss your home security...
by John | Nov 15, 2014 | Data Protection
If you are like me, you will have got a lot of software on your computer you do not use, even some that you never have used. You probably do not know how it all cama to be there. Sometimes you download one thing and a few more slip onto your computer uninvited. Some...
by John | Oct 23, 2014 | Data Protection
I have written a good deal about Cyber Essentials, but some people are confused as to the difference between Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus. It is quite simple. The standard required is the same, so if you comply with Cyber Essentials you will comply with...
by John | Oct 20, 2014 | Data Protection
I have promoted the Government’s Cyber Essentials initiative because it is a good first step to cyber security. However, I do think that two things are missing. Firstly it under stresses the importance of offline activities. It is not much use having great IT...
