Resources

We are very excited to launch our Resources and Blog pages dedicated to Information Assurance and various hot security topics that occupy today’s news headlines and at times our board meetings too. 

Our aim is to provide our community of participants with a rich library of papers, opinion pieces, research and discussions that will provoke our thinking and advance our understanding.

Keep on the lookout for upcoming posts from our team members this week and beyond. If you're interested, RSS feeds are available for all posts. 

Driving Shareholder Value with good IT security

With the majority of banks and other financial institutions maintaining a very tight grip on their lending purse strings, most corporates are having to justify each additional request for IT expenditure they make. At the same time, corporate IT Managers are under signicant pressure - either from their boards or other senior management, including investor sources - to justify their current security expenditures in the face of continuing shareholder scrutiny on all expenses.  Find out more

Protecting Valuable Data and Managing Information Risk

All organisations, whether in the public or private sector face the challenge of protecting valuable corporate and personal data. Indeed they are required to protect personal data by law, under the Data Protection Act and even the Human Rights Act.

At the heart of the Guide is the belief that technology alone can not solve the problem of Information protection. It is very much a people, process and technology conundrum. Organisations need to take a wider view of information protection and formulate a sound Information Assurance (IA) strategy encompassing people and processes combined with the use of the right technology.

This guide covers all of the key areas an IT Security Professional would need to consider when creating an Information Assurance strategy and implementing and effective IA policy across their organisation. Find out more

Creating an Accreditable Remote working solution

Mobile and remote working is moving up every organisation’s agenda. In part, it’s in response to the government’s Flexible Working Regulations published in 2002. It’s also a reflection of the increasing realisation that remote working represents an opportunity to offer staff a better work/life balance and so improve overall productivity. Find out more

The legal risks of data loss

A Becrypt whitepaper paper written by Shoosmiths solicitors
The English philosopher, Francis Bacon, may have stated that “knowledge is power” but of course he never suffered the embarrassment of leaving a memory stick on a train. Barely a month passes without an organisation, frequently in the public sector, suffering damaging publicity as a result of unauthorised disclosure of sensitive data. Find out more