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June 14, 2010
The UK Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has stated that there are no plans to force companies and organisation to disclose to the authorities any data losses, no matter how large or potentially harmful.
According to the ICO, it is best for all concerned that organisations report any data loss and that measures are in place to stop any further ...
Companies do not have to report data loses
by David Allen
March 17, 2009
Cyber-Ark says the deletion of more than 10,000 Government records in Australia's Northern Territory by the drunken ex-fiancee of an IT staffer highlights the need for protection of critical user IDs and passwords. "Reports are coming in of the deletion of 10,475 user accounts on the Northern Territories' health, court and prison service's computer systems in a drunken rage after one ...
Australian Government data loss avoidable
by Cyber - ArkCyber-Ark says the deletion of more than 10,000 Government records in Australia's Northern Territory by the drunken ex-fiancee of an IT staffer highlights the need for protection of critical user IDs and passwords. "Reports are coming in of the deletion of 10,475 user accounts on the Northern Territories' health, court and prison service's computer systems in a drunken rage after one ...
January 28, 2009
According to Credant Technologies a Welsh NHS Trust, which has been rapped over the knuckles for being in breach of the Data Protection Act after losing data on 5,000 patients held on a laptop, could very easily have avoided the problem had it used encryption technology. "The Information Commissioner's Office has quite rightly found the Abertawe Bo Morgannwg trust to be ...
Welsh NHS Trust data loss avoidable
by CREDANT TechnologiesAccording to Credant Technologies a Welsh NHS Trust, which has been rapped over the knuckles for being in breach of the Data Protection Act after losing data on 5,000 patients held on a laptop, could very easily have avoided the problem had it used encryption technology. "The Information Commissioner's Office has quite rightly found the Abertawe Bo Morgannwg trust to be ...
January 21, 2009
Data leakage and data loss is at an all time high and this could be blamed on the ever-popular USB or memory stick which most people now use to download and transport large amounts of sensitive data. So it’s no surprise to find in a survey released by Credant Technologies that in the last year, 9000 USB sticks have been forgotten ...
9,000 USBs left in Laundrettes
by CREDANT TechnologiesData leakage and data loss is at an all time high and this could be blamed on the ever-popular USB or memory stick which most people now use to download and transport large amounts of sensitive data. So it’s no surprise to find in a survey released by Credant Technologies that in the last year, 9000 USB sticks have been forgotten ...
January 19, 2009
Cases of USB sticks containing confidential information being lost are always hitting the headlines. Earlier this month Central Lancashire Primary Care issued an apology after a health worker lost a memory stick containing the information of more than 6,000 patients from Her Majesty’s Prison Preston. Credant Technologies, a specialist in endpoint data protection solutions, has today released the results of a survey ...
Need a USB stick – try the laundrette
by Jan HarrisCases of USB sticks containing confidential information being lost are always hitting the headlines. Earlier this month Central Lancashire Primary Care issued an apology after a health worker lost a memory stick containing the information of more than 6,000 patients from Her Majesty’s Prison Preston. Credant Technologies, a specialist in endpoint data protection solutions, has today released the results of a survey ...
June 26, 2008
Absolute Software, a laptop tracking and recovery firm, has offered its advice on security as the number of cases relating to data loss, and laptop theft, increase. The fact that laptops continue to fall in price for a basic model is irrelevant, as the data stored on them becomes ever more valuable, with the average laptop containing data worth £550,000, and ...
Data loss and latop theft increase
by Grant DraperAbsolute Software, a laptop tracking and recovery firm, has offered its advice on security as the number of cases relating to data loss, and laptop theft, increase. The fact that laptops continue to fall in price for a basic model is irrelevant, as the data stored on them becomes ever more valuable, with the average laptop containing data worth £550,000, and ...
January 22, 2008
2007 has seen a year with a large amount of data losses from reputable companies. One of the largest losses was with the TJX Companies. TJX Companies, a retail giant, was among those reporting major losses at 46.5 million records in a breach that took nearly 18 months to discover and secure. However, Mastercard and Visa indicated that this ...
The Year Of Security Breaches
by Lashan Clarke2007 has seen a year with a large amount of data losses from reputable companies. One of the largest losses was with the TJX Companies. TJX Companies, a retail giant, was among those reporting major losses at 46.5 million records in a breach that took nearly 18 months to discover and secure. However, Mastercard and Visa indicated that this ...
