Data Protection in Financial Services: Rules and Controls
Data protection in financial services means the legal duties, policies and technical controls that keep customer financial and personal data private, accurate and available. In the UK, it starts with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, with FCA and PRA expectations on top. In practice, you need to know what data you hold, […]
How to Build a Cyber Incident Response Flow Chart in 5 Steps
To build a cyber incident response flow chart, draw one path that runs from detection through analysis, containment, eradication and recovery to a post-incident review. Put a yes or no decision at every fork, give each box an owner, and test the finished chart with a tabletop exercise. A single page that your team has […]
External Data Protection Officer Services: 6 UK Options
The best external data protection officer services give you a named, qualified and independent DPO on a clear contract, with enough sector knowledge to understand your data. A fully outsourced DPO suits most small and mid-sized UK firms. A law firm suits high-risk or cross-border processing. An interim DPO suits a vacancy or a clean-up […]
Attack Surface Management vs Vulnerability Management
Attack surface management vs vulnerability management comes down to scope. Attack surface management (ASM) continuously discovers and reduces everything an attacker can reach, including assets you did not know you had. Vulnerability management (VM) finds, prioritises and fixes known weaknesses in assets you already track. ASM answers "what do we have exposed?" and VM answers […]
How to Write a Cyber Incident Response Report: Key Sections
When an incident is contained and systems are back online, the pressure shifts to paperwork. Your board wants answers, your insurer wants evidence, and a regulator may want notification within days. A cyber incident response report is the document that gives each of them what they need, and a rushed or vague one can cost […]
What Are Managed Data Protection Services? How to Choose
If you are weighing up an outsourced provider, you probably have a gap. Perhaps nobody in your business owns GDPR compliance, your backups are untested, or a client has asked for proof of how you protect their data. Managed data protection services exist to close that gap without you hiring a full in-house team. In […]
8 Vulnerability Management Trends Shaping Security in 2026
Patching everything is no longer possible. Scanners now surface thousands of findings per month, attackers weaponise new flaws within days, and most IT teams in UK businesses are small. If you are trying to work out where to focus your security strategy this year, you need a clear view of what is changing, not another […]
Cyber Incident Response Form: What to Include and Why
When a security incident hits, memory fails fast. Within hours, nobody agrees on when the first alert came in, who was told, or what was switched off. A cyber incident response form fixes that by giving your team one place to record facts while they are still fresh. If you want a template, the short […]
7 Best Tools for Business Continuity Planning in 2026
Most business continuity plans fail for a dull reason. They live in a Word document nobody has opened since the last audit. When a ransomware attack or a power outage hits, you are left hunting for contact lists and recovery steps while the clock runs. The best tools for business continuity planning fix that. They […]
7 ISO 27001 Compliance Policy Templates Every ISMS Needs
You need written policies before an auditor will certify your ISMS. Clause 5.2 requires an information security policy, and Annex A expects a documented set of rules behind your controls. Starting from a blank page is slow, and most teams waste weeks on wording that an auditor never reads closely. So here is the short […]
