CYBER SECURITY SERVICES

Cyber Security advice and guidance.

GDPR Requirements

Under the GDPR regulations companies are required to:  -

1. Taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the controller and the processor shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, including inter alia as appropriate:

(a) the pseudonymisation and encryption of personal data;

(b) the ability to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services;

(c) the ability to restore the availability and access to personal data in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident;

(d) a process for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures for ensuring the security of the processing.

2. In assessing the appropriate level of security account shall be taken in particular of the risks that are presented by processing, in particular from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed.
3. Adherence to an approved code of conduct as referred to in Article 40 or an approved certification mechanism as referred to in Article 42 may be used as an element by which to demonstrate compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of this Article.
4. The controller and processor shall take steps to ensure that any natural person acting under the authority of the controller or the processor who has access to personal data does not process them except on instructions from the controller, unless he or she is required to do so by Union or Member State law.

GDPR-Services

At GDPR-Services our Consultants have years of practical experience in Cyber Security and we can help you improve your cyber security and to prepare you for cyber security incidents. Our consultants can provide:

• Workshops
• Questionnaire-based audits
• Onsite inspections
• Gap analysis

These services result in practical and policy-driven solutions in order to drive organizations to an enhanced cyber security outcome.

We can arrange for the Cyber Essential Plus (The Government’s preferred Cyber Security accreditation for SME businesses) certification of your organisation.

If a greater degree of compliance is required (e.g. ISO 27001) then we have associations with many of the country’s leading security firms and can recommend a suitable partner.

What to do now?

• Call us on +44 (0) 333 998 0041 or use the Contact Us form to arrange a free consultation to see how we can help your organisation.