SpotON – our blog around digital compliance in enterprises
SpotON – Digital Compliance
Read here regularly on selected topics, developments and news from the areas:
SAM & Cloud – use software legally compliant and cost-effective
IT Security & Threat Intelligence – protect the IT landscape effectively
Data & Digitization – manage digital assets across the lifecycle
Complion Insights – look behind the scenes of digital compliance consultants
18/01/2024
WinterON - The Complion Team Event in Lübeck
Complion's annual winter event was upon us again and this time Team Northern Germany organized a joint trip to the beautiful Hanseatic city of Lübeck. With history, puzzles, food and drink (and a bit of work too), we spent a few wonderful days on the snow-covered old town island.
GDPR compliance – still an important topic for companies in 2024
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has now been in force for over five years – a long time to implement the requirements of the regulation. However, the complexity and dynamics of the topic mean that a significant proportion of companies in Germany have not yet fully implemented the provisions.
Balancing project work and free time: how to find a balance between work and life
As a consultant in the world of Software Asset Management (SAM), I know all too well how easy it can be to lose sight of one’s personal work-life balance. Project work often takes center stage, but the trick is to implement effective time management to find a balance between professional obligations and personal well-being. In this post, I share my tried and tested strategies on how I successfully manage this balancing act.
Software Asset Management as a trigger point for Data Management
The main objectives of Software Asset Management (SAM) are the efficient and economical use of software and the reduction of compliance risks. In order to achieve these goals, the availability, timeliness and completeness of data is crucial: successful SAM is not possible without well-positioned data management.
Mein Einstieg bei Complion im Bereich Software Asset Management (SAM)
How did I get started as a SAM consultant at Complion? I have been working for the company for almost a year now and would like to share some impressions and experiences. I started as a working student during my studies and decided to stay with Complion after graduating...
Der Gau: Ein Microsoft Cloud-Schlüsselverlust, irgendwann zwischen 2021 und 2023
In the summer of 2023, US authorities uncover a significant hack by Chinese malicious actors against US federal ministries. The attackers succeeded in spying on the email accounts of high-ranking civil servants. The attack vector was a stolen key. Microsoft's investigation still leaves some questions unanswered. Dirk Michael Ockel, founder and security expert at Complion, summarizes the incident and what is known about it in this article.
Strengthening customer loyalty through customer relationship management in compliance with data protection regulations in the run-up to Christmas
Christmas time is approaching once again and you want to thank your business partners for the successful cooperation in the past year, but you realize that you have to laboriously collect the contact data again. Customer relationship management can be helpful for this and other use cases. Read this blog post to find out what customer relationship management is and why data protection aspects also need to be taken into account.
When people in Cologne talk about Prince shortly before 11 November, everyone probably thinks of the carnival prince. After all, Cologne’s fifth season is just around the corner. We also had our encounter with PRINCE this week, although in this case PRINCE stands for PRojects In Controlled Environments. Find out what PRINCE2 and carnival have in common in this blog post.
The importance of IT license & contract management in M&A activities
The rumor mill has been bubbling for months and the M&A department is working at full speed. There is much speculation about what is in store for the company. But reliable information is a long time coming, until in the end the official announcement arrives: We have sold or spun off a part of the company, or we have acquired a new part of the company. But what does such news mean for IT license and contract management? During M&A activities, IT license and contract management is faced with major tasks and challenges in a short period of time. So with the official announcement, the game can now begin.
My life as a management consultant: Between freedom and obligations
As a management consultant in a dynamic consulting firm, I experience the exciting balance between two important dimensions on a daily basis: Time and place. These two aspects are fundamental to my professional activities and constantly present me with new challenges. In the following blog post, I would like to take a look at the flexible work environment at COMPLION.
Our company is made up of people and we want to introduce them to you in the coming weeks and months. Today we are chatting with Volker Albrich from our Software Asset Management Team. We'll find out what makes COMPLION means to him, what his daily tasks are, and what he does when he's not working on customer projects.
BSI IT-Grundschutz Standard 200-4 vs. 100-4 - This changes with the update
Whether it's technical issues, user errors, or ransomware, almost every modern business has to deal with incidents. To minimize the impact of these disruptions on day-to-day operations and protect critical business processes, business continuity management (BCM) systems use compressed planned and organized procedures that minimize resilience within their own organization as well as damage and downtime.
In the following article, we highlight the procedure according to the current BSI IT-Grundschutz Standard 200-4, compare it with the previous standard (Standard 100-4) and show how you can use it to sensibly secure your own company in the event of a disaster.
