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This blog takes a look at DPOs and considers when to look in-house and when a virtual, external resource or hybrid resource may be a better option.

We discuss the importance of ensuring that your whole organisation can identify a DSAR and the benefits of controlling the entry points of DSARs.

We look at the requirement within both the DPA and the GDPR to verify the identity of an individual making a request before acting or releasing information

Is there a catch-all international standard that effectively proves external verification of data protection compliance?

This blog looks at a very specific area of the GDPR - Article 28 and data transfer outside of the EEA.

This blog focuses on an aspect of the GDPR which can be particularly challenging for a number of organisations.

There is some confusion about the difference between personal data and sensitive personal data and even whether sensitive personal data exists as a term!

We provide some questions which should help you in determining your level of compliance with the GDPR

We have seen an increased focus on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by certification body (CB) assessors when conducting ISO 27001 audits.

Broadly speaking, information security is held up by three pillars – People, Process and Technology. It is widely accepted that humans are the weakest link

BS 10012 is a standard which has been developed to enable organisations to implement a personal information management system (PIMS).

Why can it still be challenging to gain traction on your GDPR compliance project?

The adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in April 2016 had wide-ranging impacts. These affect all organisations.

The purpose of ISO 27002 is to provide organisations with guidance on selecting, implementing and managing information security controls.

Annex A of ISO 27001 comprises 114 controls which are grouped into the following 14 control categories.

As with all ISO standards, it has been developed by a panel of experts and provides a specification for the development of a ‘best practice" ISMS

Executing your decision to use an information security management system (ISMS) to manage the security of your information assets is a project. It is not.

In this blog, we aim to provide 10 top tips to enable you to keep important information assets safe and secure whilst working remotely.

There are many good reasons to implement an information security management system (ISMS) and get it certified to ISO 27001.

In this blog, we’re going back to basics and looking at some of the fundamentals of information security and ISO 27001.

In this blog, we’ll take a look at management commitment, one of the most significant.

Due to the increased use of technologies and the ‘human’ involvement, it is inevitable we are all going to face more and more information security incidents.

Typically, this question is twofold; which assets to include and the depth or granularity. In this blog, we will look at granularity.

URM assisted over 500 organisations achieve ISO 27001 certification, here are the critical steps when implementing an effective information security system.

A key role of risk management is helping organisations decide how limited resources can be most effectively used to address the most pressing business issues.

In order to meet the requirements of ‘Asset management’ A.8 from Annex A of ISO 27001, it is necessary to identify organisational assets and define protection

‘How do we approach asset identification within our information security risk assessment?’. This blog examines which assets or asset types to include.

In this blog, we want to dig a bit deeper into the benefits that are gained from implementing the Standard and from achieving certification...

ISO 27001 is a standard for Information Security Management that provides any organisation with a framework to protect most valuable assets.

We address a number of key questions: What are the Main Contents? What Led to it Being Published? And others.