It’s hard to believe it’s been one year since the GDPR enforcement took effect (May 25, 2018). For many, the honeymoon (or “honeydo”) hasn’t quite worn off yet, as organisations are still trying to ensure they meet some level of conformity to the most encompassing privacy regulation to date. There are also those who will…
LEARN MOREPrevalent Inc. Intelligence Analyst, Shawn Stefanick, provides analysis on Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) through the lens of how top third-party vulnerabilities are perpetuating breaches, and what preventative measures can be put in place. The Verizon DBIR 2019 was released on May 8th, and with it comes the annual treasure trove of lessons, use…
LEARN MOREAhead of DVV Solutions sponsorship of the 4th Annual CEFPRO Vendor & Third Party Europe on 18th & 19th June, Sean O’Brien – Managing Director, DVV Solutions – spoke with Risk Insights magazine for a quick-fire interview on what to expect from our panel discussion on “Ensuring effective controls for cloud providers to understand where…
LEARN MORECyberattacks, data breaches and overall business disruption that can be caused by unsecured IoT devices in the workplace and used by third parties are increasing because companies don’t know the depth and breadth of the risk exposures they face when leveraging IoT devices and other emerging technologies. In response, Shared Assessments and the Ponemon Institute…
LEARN MOREIf you could print $200 million on your home printer each year, how would it affect the world economy? If all humans could avoid physical contact with each other for two weeks, would the common cold be eradicated? If every person on earth aimed a laser pointer at the moon, would the moon change color?…
LEARN MORESharp increase in the number and cost of cyber attacks Hiscox has released it third annual Cyber Readiness Report, providing an up-to-the-minute picture of the cyber readiness of organisations across the US and Europe, as well as a blueprint for best practice in the fight to counter the ever-evolving cyber threat. The report finds…
LEARN MORELeveraging Reusable Content to Expedite Third-Party Risk Reduction Efforts Storing your information security content and associated artifacts in a shareable network will stop the pandemonium, opening opportunities to reduce risk, and face resiliency head on. “Sharing is caring!” We all heard this phrase growing up and in today’s information security world it still proves to…
LEARN MOREPromoting a wider view of Third-Party risk The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released its FCA Cyber Security – Industry Insights briefing paper, developed from the output of their Cyber Coordination Groups (CCGs) to aid the improvement of cyber security practices amongst members and help promote understanding and awareness of innovative cyber practices. The…
LEARN MOREDelivering A Comprehensive Approach to TPRM DVV Solutions, specialists in Third Party Risk Management, are proud to announce our co-sponsorship of CeFPro’s 4th Annual Vendor & Third Party Risk Europe seminar. “We’ll be bringing valuable insight into innovative and collaborative approaches to Third Party risk management (TPRM) practices that can improve both the quality and…
LEARN MOREThird-Party Risk and the Digitisation of the Public Sector The public sector handles some of the most private and sensitive personal data, including financial, health and social security records, and citizens have the right to expect it will be managed as safely and securely as possible. At the same time there is an ever-increasing…
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