The confidence trap holding security back

Security leaders often feel prepared for a major cyber incident, but performance data shows a different reality. Teams continue to miss key steps during practice scenarios, and the gap between confidence and capability keeps growing. Findings from Imme…

November 20, 2025
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5 common GDPR mistakes – and how training can fix them

Most GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) breaches arise from everyday slip-ups, such as missing DSAR (data subject access request) deadlines, picking the wrong lawful basis for processing, failing to enforce retention periods, keeping inadequate records or misreporting incidents. However, fall short of your compliance obligations – for whatever reason – and you face complaints, investigations, reputational harm, legal action and regulatory enforcement, including fines of up to £17.5 million under the UK GDPR or €20 million under the EU GDPR, or 4% of your annual global turnover – whichever is greater. This blog post sets out five common GDPR compliance

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October 6, 2025
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5 Reasons ISO 27001 Implementations Fail (and How to Avoid Them)

Most ISMS (information security management system) implementation projects don’t fail because of ISO 27001 itself but because of poor planning and execution. Achieving certification to the Standard requires more than policies and procedures: it demands leadership, integration and discipline across the business. Without them, projects stall, resources are wasted and certification is delayed or, worse, unattainable at all. This blog post discusses five of the most common pitfalls organisations face when implementing ISO 27001 – and explains how to avoid them. Pitfall 1 – Poor scoping One of the most frequent mistakes is failing to define the scope of the

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October 3, 2025
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