by Mevish Khalid | Nov 29, 2016 | Effective Information Sharing and Security
Web Check is an online tool from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) that is designed to make it easier to identify and fix common security issues affecting the UK government digital services. By simply adding the address of a service that you manage, the system...
by Mevish Khalid | Sep 28, 2016 | Effective Information Sharing and Security
The Information Commissioner’s Office is carrying out some research and conducting a survey to understand more about information governance frameworks in local councils. Last year 40% of FOI complaints and 10% of data protection concerns referred to the ICO related to...
by Mevish Khalid | Aug 24, 2016 | Effective Information Sharing and Security, Latest News
BLS Ltd now have an accredited CPD course which has been receiving excellent feedback due to its practicality and applicability. The course covers the sharing with Police which no other provider has and includes support from a practicing Caldicott Guardian for Hospice...
by Mevish Khalid | Aug 24, 2016 | Effective Information Sharing and Security
The General Data Protection Regulation is due to come into force across EU on 25 May 2018. However with the result of the EU Referendum and the resulting BREXIT, there is some uncertainty. Will GDPR be implemented prior to BREXIT negotiation? Or will BREXIT happen...
by Mevish Khalid | Aug 24, 2016 | Effective Information Sharing and Security
If you are yet to submit your views on the proposed data security standards and the consent model, there is time to get your views across but this needs to be done by 07 September. This follows the independent review carried out by the National Data Guardian...
by Mevish Khalid | May 10, 2016 | Effective Information Sharing and Security, Latest News
This Blog was contributed by Sarah Gallear, Warrington Borough Council and Chair of North West Warning Advice & Reporting Point, After the dust has settled following on from the third information security conference, as Chair it is good to look back and...
