Organisations now have less than a year to ready themselves for what some people are calling “one of the strictest data protection regulations ever passed”: the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Find out how standards can help you prepare.
It’s been established that organisational resilience is the “the ability of an organisation to anticipate, prepare for, respond and adapt to incremental change and sudden disruptions in order to survive and prosper”.
On 14 June 2017 BSI launched BS 8593: Code of Practice for the Deployment and use of Body Worn Video (BWV). This new standard is a valuable document that sits within the CCTV/VSS Standard suite which creates a framework for the use of CCTV in public and private space.
Security is a top priority for organizations now more than ever and at Info Security Europe 2017 cloud security was a hotly discussed topic. As the complexity and frequency of cyber-attacks is increasing businesses are looking to find new ways to protect themselves. The cloud is being adopted by more businesses than ever and it is thought to be more susceptible to cyber-attack than other platforms. Therefore it is essential that organizations prepare themselves for any eventuality.
The data privacy watchdog is to carry out a formal investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes to ensure that campaigns are conducted in accordance with the law.
The hot topics at the Unified Communications (UC) Expo 2017 were IoT the future of flexible working, connecting business via the cloud and video and the value of seamless communications and true mobility.
The cost of calling some telephone services is to be investigated by Ofcom to help ensure consumers are protected from high prices and unfair practices.
The next article in our series on organizational resilience focuses on the third pillar: crisis management. Crisis management isn’t just reactive - it’s about taking the relevant measures to prepare for potential crisis.
