IT Security News and Blog

Webinar: How to keep your files safe

• Michael Ramalho
• 24 June 2022
• MFT, Data Security, GDPR, Cybersecurity Culture, Ipswitch

What is Explicit and Implicit FTPS?

• Jessica Reynolds
• 12 March 2020
• Managed File Transfer, File Transfer, Data Security, GDPR, FTPS

You may have noticed that this is our second blog post on the different configurable modes of FTP, in recent days - after our previous blog on the differences between active and passive FTP. We often write about our experiences at the time and the past 30-days have been no exception, having spoken with and assisted a number of customers through the intricacies of FTP.

How to Create a PECR Compliant Cookie Banner

• Chris Payne
• 23 October 2019
• GDPR, PECR, Cookie Management, OneTrust

If there is one topic which seems to be rearing its head again and again lately, it is the topic of website cookie management and the display of compliant cookie banners.

How Could a No-Deal Brexit Affect Data Transfers?

• Chris Payne
• 20 September 2019
• Managed File Transfer, GDPR, MOVEit

Generally I don't like to write about brexit because of the emotional attachments that some people have to it; and the fact that it is almost impossible to find stock imagery which doesn't sway to either side of the debate.

Where is Your Data? Cloud, Data Sovereignty and the GDPR

• Chris Payne
• 18 February 2019
• Managed File Transfer, GDPR, Cloud, MOVEit

When the topic of the GDPR (General Data Protection) was hotting up a couple of years back, one question which would raise its head consistently was the compatibility of the cloud with elements of the regulation which restrict the geographical location of data processing.

Mandatory Email Encryption for Danish Businesses

• Chris Payne
• 24 October 2018
• GDPR, Email Encryption, MOVEit

From the 1st of January 2019, all Danish organisations which use email as a mechanism for processing personal data will be required, by law to use a form email encryption. Strictly interpreted by the Danish supervisory authority under article 9 of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

How to Simplify the GDPR (5 Incredible DPOrganizer Features)

• Chris Payne
• 3 September 2018
• GDPR, DSAR, Compliance, DPOrganizer, DPIA

There is no shortage of information about the GDPR out there, from the six core principles to data subjects rights to the lawful basis for processing, there is a dizzy number of changes an organisation may need to implement.

How to Achieve SWIFT CSP Mandatory Controls with Time to Spare

• Chris Payne
• 1 September 2018
• GDPR, PCI-DSS, NNT, SWIFT, SecurEnvoy

Have you ever met an IT manager, administrator, CISO or compliance officer who had a lot of time on their hands? No, me neither. If they exist, then they are certainly a rare breed!

5 GDPR Modules Added to Innovative Training Solution OutThink

• Flavius Plesu
• 26 July 2018
• GDPR, Risk Aware, Training, Cybersecurity Culture

In bringing your workforce up to speed to ensure compliance with GDPR, you’ll require top quality information security and data privacy training content. The OutThink learning material is developed by industry experts working alongside education professionals, human-computer interaction specialists, psychologists, as well as behavioural change and communication experts.

How to Simplify GDPR with a Dynamic Privacy Policy

• Chris Payne
• 6 July 2018
• Data Security, GDPR, Governance

The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a difficult beast, with some estimates as low as 15% for the number of organisations who considered themselves GDPR ready by May 25th 2018. Not a surprise then considering the debacle that was re-consent email deluge and the "we have changed our privacy policy" communications that flooded everyone's inbox.