Internet News
February 16, 2010
It has emerged that a number of police officers and Ministry of Justice employees have been hauled over the coals for misusing social networking sites.
In fact, four Justice staff have been sacked for inappropriate tweeting or Facebook status updating. Three people received final warnings, and over 40 staff have been disciplined over web misuse.
Scotland Yard admitted it has ...
Police and Ministry of Justice staff disciplined over Twitter
by Darren Allan
November 13, 2009
The ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) has revealed figures that show burglary and theft are responsible for a third of data leaks.
Since 25 million child benefit records went astray in November 2007, some 711 public and private organisations have reported security breaches to the ICO. Of these, 231 cases involved theft.
David Smith, Deputy Information Commissioner, commented: “Since November 2007 ...
Theft accounts for one third of data security breaches
by Darren Allan
September 10, 2008
A highly publicized incident in which a disk containing personal details of over 5,000 Ministry of Justice staff went missing has prompted Cyber-Ark to claim that it is time for the EU data security controls to be fully taken up in the UK. They say there is a strong need for government departments and agencies to legally enforce the use of ...
Cyber-Ark Calls On Government to Adopt EU Security Policies
by Alan HartenA highly publicized incident in which a disk containing personal details of over 5,000 Ministry of Justice staff went missing has prompted Cyber-Ark to claim that it is time for the EU data security controls to be fully taken up in the UK. They say there is a strong need for government departments and agencies to legally enforce the use of ...
