Recently the news broke that the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has begun to flex its muscles and ramp up the penalties for breaching GDPR, with both British Airways and Marriot International on the receiving end of monumental fines for the personal data breaches they reported in 2018.

SES are delighted to announce that we have now partnered with StoreX ltd, a supplier of a unique File Analytic platform with in-depth reporting capabilities, powered by Micro Focus’ ControlPoint.

Last week the news broke that hotel group Marriot is to be fined £99.2m by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) after malicious attackers stole the records of 339m guests.

In last weeks article we discussed a recent conversation with one of our clients who mentioned they didn’t need to take any measures to protect their organisation against a potential security breach as they didn’t store customer data on-site.

As a Cyber Security provider, we are always working closely with our clients and advising them on the best approach to protect their business from malicious threats, but earlier this week one conversation in particular stood out.

Whilst most businesses are making strong progress in their efforts to secure their organisation, we regularly still hear excuses like “we are a small business, we don’t have the budget” or “we’re too insignificant to be targeted” for not taking any measures to increase organisational security.

We are well aware of the benefits to businesses of maintaining a healthy supply chain and the impact when the supply chain is not operating as it should, so it worries us that so many businesses are failing to build continuity plans into their supply chain.

In last week’s article we discussed having bespoke applications developed and how a Transfer of IP Agreement protects your investment, ensuring you get what you pay for.

As your business grows, it’s difficult to rely on standardised applications to meet your ever-expanding requirements. You need something bespoke that suits your individual needs and can be scaled as your organisation develops.

It’s been a while since we touched on the subject of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) but this is a topic still at the forefront of many of our customers minds.