Organisations in all industries should be familiar with contract audits. They are necessary to ensure that any parties involved in the contract are meeting the terms of agreement, but they can also provide a host of other benefits. What is a...
The way websites use cookies changed significantly with the introduction of the GDPR and its UK version, with the legislation introducing more stringent rules on the collection of personal data. But the GDPR isn’t the only legislation that organisations should be...
A royalty audit is a way of ensuring that organisations are paying royalties correctly and in accordance with their contractual agreement. The audit investigates various obligations, with a focus on the financial terms and considerations that were previously agreed to –...
Are you thinking of conducting a GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) gap analysis but are unsure of the benefits it will bring? There are several reasons you might be considering a gap analysis. You might wish to determine whether your organisation...
A supply chain audit is an in-depth review of the processes that an organisation follows to deliver goods and services. The purpose of the audit is to identify weaknesses and bottlenecks in those processes, and to discover opportunities for improvement. When...
An organisation’s relationship with its vendors comes with numerous risks. If you don’t pick the right partner, you could suffer data breaches, incur business disruption and face regulatory compliance problems. These issues are more common than you might think. According to...
If you read the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) from cover to cover, you will find almost 100 mentions of “appropriate technical and organisational measures”. But as frequently as the concept is discussed in the Regulation, the text doesn’t provide a...
A cookie is a small piece of data created by a web server and placed on a user’s device. Depending on the purpose of the cookie, it might contain personal data and therefore be subject to the requirements of the GDPR...
Now more than ever, organisations understand the importance of information security and data governance. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and similar laws have imposed strict rules on the ways organisations must protect the information they process. Anyone who fails to...
Organisations in the UK are being urged to bolster their data protection measures as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. The incursion has been accompanied by a flurry of cyber attacks from hackers on both sides of the conflict. Russia has...
