Message of Honourable Mahen Kumar Seeruttun, Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance.
Due to conflicting demands on his schedule, The Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance, Honourable Mahen Kumar Seeruttun...
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Sep 27, 20222 min read
How to protect your cell phone and avoid hacking?
What was once a worry for celebrities and VIPs, smartphone-hacking is now a concern for everyone. Indeed, the democratisation of mobile...
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Sep 15, 20222 min read
Instagram fined $400 million for failing to protect children’s data!
According to various reports, on the 5th September 2022, the giant social media Instagram was sanctioned to pay a fine of $400M by the...
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Sep 6, 20223 min read
What are the financial losses related to a breach of information?
In a previous article, we discussed about the consequences of a breach of information. If you follow our page or attended to our...
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Aug 31, 20221 min read
Conventional cybersecurity approaches are falling short
Traditional security approaches that rely on reactive, detect-and-respond measures and tedious manual processes can’t keep pace with the...
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Aug 30, 20224 min read
Do you know what The Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Act 2021 of Mauritius implies?
On the 24th November 2021, the National Assembly of Mauritius adopted the Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Act 2021. The document defines how...
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Aug 23, 20222 min read
Is GDPR still being enforced?
Since the beginning of 2022 and up to July 2022, the GDPR commission has issued 248 fines. The total amount of fines reached a staggering...
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Aug 9, 20222 min read
Do you know what Data Lifecycle is and how to manage it?
The concept of Data Life Cycle first appeared in 2005. Even if the concept is very new in comparison to the law of demand and supply, it...
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Jul 31, 20225 min read
Update Notices For Changes to a Privacy Policy
It's important to update users whenever you make changes to your Privacy Policy in order to comply with laws and regulations. Even if the...
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Jul 25, 20222 min read
Can your organisation respond properly against a Cyberattack?
It is undeniable that cybersecurity is essential to protect organisations against threats like phishing or other types of cyberattacks....
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Jul 19, 20223 min read
4 common hacking techniques that you should know
We all agree that Cybersecurity is essential for businesses growth and survival. This is why some organisations are investing massively...
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Jul 11, 20222 min read
6 types of sniffing and 5 tips to avoid them.
In cybersecurity, the term sniffing refers to a method of monitoring and capturing data passing through a given network (legally or...
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Jul 5, 20223 min read
Mistakes that can ruin your business.
We all know that Information Security is essential for businesses and most business managers will recognise the importance of protecting...
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Jun 27, 20222 min read
European Union reached agreement for a Digital Services Act
On April 23, 2022, the European Commission announced that the European Parliament and EU Member States had reached agreement to implement...
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Jun 13, 20223 min read
Cybercrime and the related law
On 24 November 2021, Mauritius adopted the new Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Act 2021. The objective of this Act is to improve Mauritius’s...
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Jun 6, 20221 min read
Private individuals can be sanctioned with GDPR fine.
The first GDPR fine of June 2022 was attributed to a private individual for Non-compliance with general data processing principles. This...
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May 30, 20222 min read
Cyber Insurance, in Information Security and Data Privacy context
Data breaches and other cyber crimes are becoming way too common and the impact on businesses are becoming more and more significant....
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May 27, 20221 min read
What is CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) and do I need it?
The management of the different processes within a company is a fundamental aspect in order to achieve the objectives. If a company is...
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May 23, 20223 min read
5 cyber threats that you must know!
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, cybercrimes have spiked drastically. At some point, the USA registered an increase...
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May 10, 20222 min read
Why is it important to conduct a third party information security risk assessment?
We all know that doing business implies risks and that it is crucial to mitigate the risks in order to sustain the business. There are...
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