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SALT.agency teams up with Agenci in cyber security partnership

Leeds SEO consultancy SALT.agency is working cyber security company Agenci LTD in a partnership that will assist companies across the UK achieve the important international standard for information security, ISO27001:2013.

From May 25 2018 a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law shall apply across Europe and companies in the UK must adhere to its eight principles; designed to strengthen and unify data protection for all individuals within the European Union.

This means that companies, irrelevant of size or sector, must now employ security standards and certificates for when the law falls into place. A failure to do so could result in a fine of up to 5% turnover for any company, or 20 million Euro — whichever is higher.

Both SALT.agency and Agenci will work with companies throughout the country to help them achieve the trusted ISO 207001:2013 certification.

John Ward, SALT.agency operations director, said:

*“We really look forward to working with Agenci and working with our clients, helping them achieve compliance for GDPR in 2018.”

Gary Hibberd, MD of Agenci said:

*“We are therefore delighted to partner with SALT.Agency whose core values echo ours, with a focus on transparency and integrity.

“Agenci provide security solutions which include assisting SALT.Agency’s clients with expert advice on technical security matters and guidance around data protection rules, such as the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).“

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Chris Taylor .