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National Cyber Security Centre - 16:10 06 Feb 2017
NCSC response to Public Accounts Committee report
National Cyber Security Centre news

On 3 February 2017, the Public Accounts Committee published its 38th report, ‘Protecting information across government’. 

 

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THE GREAT DIGITAL MYTH: TECHNOLOGY IS A PANACEA:    Believing that technology is the answer to our problems could explain why 59% of businesses react to data loss by investing in technology.Research echoes what records and information management (RIM) and compliance teams already know: investment in compliance training programmes is low compared to IT security systems.

When it comes to information compliance, people are your first line of defence...

JOIN THE 1%:    A mere 1% of organisations consider information risk to be everyone’s responsibility. An understanding of the influences on employee behaviour is more likely to improve internal compliance protocols and processes than trying to make technology into a magic wand or investing more money in the problem.

Click here  to discover why a well-trained workforce could be your best line of defence when it comes to securing your organisation against information breaches.


SOCITM (Society of Information Technology Management) - 14:20 02 Feb 2017
Councils urged to take ownership of their cyber strategy
SOCITM (Society of Information Technology Management) news

Authorities must seize opportunity to shape £1.9bn Government spend, says Socitm.

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