It was 3:00 AM. My phone buzzed with yet another alert: a key service had gone down, and customers were already complaining. Within minutes, a war room was set up. Logs were scattered. Monitoring dashboards blinked red. Engineers were struggling with fragmented tools, and the root cause remained a mystery.…
When the GDPR was adopted in 2016, AI systems were far less advanced than they are today. The first Large Language Model (LLM), GPT-1, appeared in 2018, but LLMs only captured mainstream attention around 2020 with the release of GPT-3. Since the GDPR predates this rapid AI development, some of…
In today’s digital age, we are increasingly confronted with challenges brought about by digitalization, cyberspace, new technologies, and the ever-present buzzword of AI, not only in finance or technology-focused fields. Law and the legal profession are no exception. Legal practice in these sectors requires deep expertise, but also the ability…
ISO standards provide organizations with a framework — a set of common procedures, processes, and structures — that allow them to properly manage its risks and better achieve its goals. Organizations may want to serve their customers better, produce high-quality products, deliver returns for their investors, or maintain timely operations.…
The advent of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) represents a fundamental shift in the automotive industry. SDVs separate software from hardware, allowing high-level software development on generalized hardware systems. This decoupling provides several benefits: it reduces time and costs associated with hardware production, enhances security through simplif ied software systems, and fosters…
The automotive industry is on the brink of a significant cybersecurity reckoning. As vehicles evolve into software-driven, connected platforms, the cyber risk landscape has expanded rapidly, and regulatory scrutiny is following closely behind. The EU’s NIS2 Directive, which came into force in January 2023, marks a decisive shift in how…
Already the first publication of the PECB Insights Magazine in April, 2016, highlighted the importance of training and awareness as an essential support factor to increase the (result driven) effectiveness and (cost driven) efficiency of information security. Obviously not only in information security, but also for other management systems and…
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) compliance deadline has passed, yet many organizations continue to struggle with meeting its requirements—leaving them vulnerable to fines and increased scrutiny from EU regulators. This webinar explored how ISO/IEC 27034 can support DORA compliance and enhance regulatory readiness. It also addressed why ISO/IEC 27034…
IT Governance is crucial for governing risks and complexities of modern IT environments, ensuring compliance, fostering innovation, and aligning IT with business goals. Poor governance of IT can have various and significant negative impacts in the organizations such as security risks, compliance issues, operational inefficiencies, financial losses, poor decision-making, reputation…
Our human evolutionary path continues to merge phenomenally with artificial intelligence (AI). As 2030 approaches, AI integration is expected to exceed well over 80% in all sectors, according to the World Economic Forum, highlighting the need to ensure that the risks associated with the development, deployment, and use of AI…
