Strengthening Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Sector
The UnitedHealth Group’s mammoth hack last year did more than encourage Congressional scrutiny; it also prompted a proposed update of federal...
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International Women’s Day 2025: Celebrating the Women of ISMS.online
International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8th, recognises the incredible achievements of women across the globe while raising awarene...
A Roadmap for PS21/3: Why Time is Running Out for Financial Services
Plenty has been written about the need for financial services firms to enhance operational resilience. But most of those column inches have until n...
How a New Code of Practice Could Help Mitigate AI Risk
The British government is betting big on AI. Given the state of public finances and a prolonged national productivity slump, in many ways, it has t...
What The UK’s Ransomware Payment Ban Means For Organisations
The UK government hopes to tackle the rise of ransomware attacks by banning what it claims to be their primary enabler: ransom payments. The propos...
A Year Later, What Have We Learned From UnitedHealth?
Last month, health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group (UHG) almost doubled the number of victims it originally estimated following last year’...
What Trump’s Whirlwind First Few Weeks Mean for Cyber Risk
Less than a month of the new Trump administration must feel like a year to cyber risk professionals. The president has worked at incredible speed, ...
Hunting RATs: How to Mitigate Remote Access Software Risks
Remote access software has been a popular tool for IT administrators, managed service providers (MSPs), SaaS firms and others for many years. It of...
Navigating Cyber Complexity in a Risky World: Lessons Learned from WEF
Cyberthreats may have dropped slightly on the list of global risks to watch over the next 2-10 years. But according to the World Economic Forum (WE...
Will the UK’s AI Growth Plans Also “Mainline” Cyber Threats?
The UK has, for over a decade, been an economic underachiever. Since the financial crisis of 2008-9, productivity has barely risen, increasing the ...
What The EU’s Changes To The Cybersecurity Act Mean For Businesses
The European Union is continuing its efforts to strengthen cyber resilience across the bloc by adopting new amendments to the Cybersecurity Act (CS...
The State of Online Privacy in the UK: Are We Doing Enough?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in May 2018. A stringent data privacy and security regulation, it imposes strict ...
Welcome Chris Newton-Smith: ISMS.online’s New Chief Executive Officer
ISMS.online is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Newton-Smith as Chief Executive Officer. Newton-Smith brings decades of expertise in ...
Future Proof Your Privacy with a Robust and Scalable Compliance Plan
Customers trust organisations with a vast amount of their personal data, from names, addresses, and payment information to get purchases delivered ...
The UK’s CNI Providers Are Struggling: 2025 Will Be a Critical Year for Cyber
The UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) is named so for a reason. However, the large volumes of sensitive data that providers store, their ...
Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: How Can You Prepare for the Unexpected?
Warnings from global cybersecurity agencies showed how vulnerabilities are often being exploited as zero-days. In the face of such an unpredictable...
Your Compliance Ally: Launching Our DORA-Ready Solution for a Resilient Future
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is reshaping how financial institutions approach operational resilience and regulatory compliance. As...
