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I now hold the AENOR ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Auditor qualification

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I passed the exam of AENOR's 35-hour ISO 42001 Lead Auditor programme. What the qualification covers and where I apply it: gap analysis and preparing for AI audits.

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A step closer to the ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Auditor certification

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Notes from a responsible AI masterclass with AENOR: the presumption of conformity with the EU AI Act, EN 18286 and AI risk management, on the way to the Lead Auditor certification.

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How to design a DLP strategy for Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents

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Copilot and agents use the information each person can already see. How to combine permissions, labels, Purview DLP, Power Platform data policies, MCP, identity and monitoring, with a flow map, usage matrix, 7-level method and worked example.

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AI literacy: how to apply Article 4 of the AI Act in your company

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Complying with Article 4 of the AI Act is not about sending the whole workforce on a course. What it requires after the Digital Omnibus, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, and how to bring it into an SME in eight steps: inventory, uses, risks, roles, measures, records and review.

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How I'd start training in cybersecurity today

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Computer Engineering, degrees, master's, certifications or courses: my view, drawn from my own path, on what to study to work in cybersecurity. Security is applied to systems, networks, software and data, and the better you understand them, the better your foundation for specialising.

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Cybersecurity awareness: why October should not be the whole programme

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How to design an ongoing cybersecurity awareness programme: research, phishing simulations, tools, meaningful metrics and NIS2 training requirements.

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Cyber Resilience Act in 2026: what changes with the reporting obligations

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CRA reporting already applies. Which events manufacturers must report, how the deadlines work and what product, security and management teams need before the next incident.

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How to write an AI policy using ISO/IEC 42001

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Draft, approve and review your AI policy with practical steps, examples and an editable Word template. Connect clauses 5.2, A.2 and B.2 of ISO/IEC 42001.

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ISO/IEC 42001: what it is, how it is structured and what managing artificial intelligence really means

Artificial Intelligence Compliance

A practical guide to the AI management system: clauses 4–10, 38 controls, risk, impact, evidence, implementation and its real relationship with the EU AI Act.

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Cybersecurity in the final stretch of 2026: CRA, AI Act, NIS2 and the milestones after summer

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From September to December, CRA reporting, a Data Act milestone, the AI Act's new phase, digital identity and post-quantum cryptography all move forward while Spain's NIS2 transposition remains unfinished. The calendar and what to review.

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How do I assess my suppliers' cybersecurity?

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Assessing your suppliers is not about sending a 100-question form to everyone. A seven-phase method anchored in ISO 27001, ISO 27036 and NIST, with tiering criteria, the domains you actually need to ask about, what to do with the answers and a free tool that builds the questionnaire as a fillable PDF.

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How much does a cybersecurity audit cost for an SME? Real ranges, no fluff

Cybersecurity SMEs Budget Compliance

Six different services are sold as a «cybersecurity audit» and they cost between €800 and €25,000. Market ranges in Spain in 2026, the formula every euro comes from, what pushes a quote up, seven red flags and the eight questions to ask before you sign.

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Microsoft Entra ID retires SMS and voice call: what changes, when, and how to migrate to passkeys

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From 1 September 2026 passkeys become the default sign-in method in Entra ID, and Microsoft's SMS and voice delivery shuts down completely on 1 February 2027. What changes, who it affects, and the steps to avoid getting caught out.

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Microsoft Purview: what it is, what you can do with it and what each licence includes

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Almost every Microsoft 365 plan includes some Purview: the problem is rarely the licence, it is that nobody has configured it. What it solves, what each plan really brings from Business Basic to E5, the Office 365 E5 trap and a simulator to see what you are missing with yours.

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Guide: configuring passkeys in Microsoft Entra ID

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A step-by-step configuration guide, from an empty policy to verifying the rollout: passkey profiles, attestation, AAGUID restrictions, passkeys in Microsoft Authenticator, registering third-party managers such as Dashlane, Temporary Access Pass, registration campaign and Conditional Access.

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I've been in cybersecurity five years, and they feel like ten

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The skills that actually let you lead in cybersecurity appear on no syllabus and nobody certifies them. I learned mine behind the bar of my family's business, at fourteen. What you inherit from that, what it has cost, and the five things that have served me most — none of them technical.

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NIS2 in Spain 2026: what already binds you and how to check it in 5 minutes

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Spain is more than 640 days overdue and already before the Court of Justice of the EU. But the Article 21 measures come from the Directive and are not going to change. Who is in scope, what really changes between essential and important entities, the Article 23 deadlines and a free checklist to see where you stand.

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The AI Digital Omnibus: what Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 changes and what companies must do

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The EU postpones high-risk AI system obligations to 2027-2028, but adds new prohibitions that already apply in December 2026 and formally connects AI compliance with cybersecurity. Here's what changes, plus a checklist to start today.

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What I write about

Practical, no-nonsense content to protect your business: industry news, things that actually work, and tips you can apply first thing Monday morning.

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Microsoft security, squeezed

How to get the most out of the security you already pay for in your licences: Purview, Defender, Entra ID and Intune. Configurations, common mistakes and step-by-step guides.

Microsoft 365 Purview Defender Entra ID
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Compliance in plain English

ISO 27001, ENS, NIS2 and the AI Act explained without jargon or scare tactics. What they really ask of you, where to start, and how to comply without drowning your team in paperwork.

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The human factor

Awareness that sticks, real-world social engineering and a genuine security culture. Because the best technology is useless if your people click where they shouldn't.

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