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Stolen MoD laptop contains 600,000 records
News The MoD admitted the breach on Friday following the theft from a Royal Navy recruitment officer's car in Edgbaston in Birmingham on 9 January. The MoD said it chose not to make the theft public immediately, following consultation with West Midlands... [21 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Surfing at home, 'Big Brother' IT and batteries on planes…
Comment I consider private and personal use of employer's time, and using employer's equipment and electricity/bandwidth - unless specifically and contractually agreed in employment terms - is theft! A hair pin shorted across the terminals of a laptop... [10 Jan 2008]
Lost laptops ground UK business travellers
News But despite this, and the rising levels of laptop theft and high-profile examples of data loss, businesses are failing to understand the need to encrypt their hard drives or better protect sensitive data, according to separate research conducted... [06 Nov 2007]
Leader: Why security threats don't have to be taxing
Leader It's not everyday you applaud the taxman - but HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) deserves praise for its response to a recent potential data breach which followed the theft of a laptop containing sensitive information. [09 Oct 2007]
The Encryption Anywhere Data Protection Platform
White Paper On the other hand, these devices represent a growing source of vulnerability because they are highly susceptible to theft and misuse. Without proper protection, the advantages these devices bring to the enterprise are offset by risks associated... [23 Aug 2007]
How to insure your IT
Comment When the Nationwide Building Society recently suffered the theft of an employee's laptop containing unencrypted customer data, it found out just how quantifiable its risk was - the FSA fined it £980,000. [17 Jul 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.06.07
Round-Up And as such you would have been forgiven for thinking Charles' lot was made a lot worse when news broke that he'd had his bank account details stolen - along with those of his staff at the Duchy of Cornwall - following the theft of a laptop from... [29 Jun 2007]
Lean, green, theft-proof machines?
News Of course the device is as susceptible to theft as any laptop but once stolen the victim has lost nothing but a shell. Neoware even ships its units in boxes that boast "theft-proof device". The more information that resides centrally and the less... [06 Jun 2007]
Stories of the month - May 2007
News In fact, staying at home is probably the wisest choice - as we also revealed levels of laptop theft around the country. For many people obviously branded laptop bags have to bear at least some of the responsibility for increasing levels of theft. [30 May 2007]
Leader: Laptop theft is everybody's problem
Leader In the past week silicon.com has published a series of articles shedding light on the issue of laptop theft in the UK. Laptop theft is increasing across the country - from Devon and Cornwall to Lothian and Borders - and is growing at a greater rate... [21 May 2007]
Are laptop bags to blame for rising thefts?
News These incident reports, obtained by a Freedom of Information Act enquiry, are indicative of the types of theft and robberies happening in alarming and increasing numbers on UK streets as more people carry expensive laptops which are attractive to... [18 May 2007]
London: Capital of laptop theft
News IDC reports the laptop market is currently growing at 16 per cent per year - lower than the rate of laptop theft in London (18.3 per cent). The total number of laptops stolen during burglaries increased 21.3 per cent, and instances of theft and... [15 May 2007]
Businesses tackle laptop theft data security risks
News Businesses are using encryption, thin-client and other security technologies to tackle the increasing problem of laptop theft and the associated risk to corporate data. But Paul Hopkins, IT director at Newcastle University, said more needs to be... [15 May 2007]
'Laptop security? Never heard of it...'
News Despite rising levels of laptop theft and high-profile instances of data loss, businesses are failing to understand the need to encrypt their hard drives or better protect sensitive data. Furthermore, 67 per cent of respondents said their companies... [11 May 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.05.07
Round-Up Sounding ominously like a recipe for identity theft, the details contained on the laptop included employee salaries, national insurance numbers, dates of birth and addresses. Marks & Sparks duly responded by informing all staff and offering free... [11 May 2007]
