encryption breaches
Data breach hits thousands of motorists
News The missing information consists of the owner's name and address and details of the vehicle, including its make, model, colour, registration and chassis number.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com... [12 Dec 2007]
Are UK data laws fit for purpose?
News Which must then be weighed up against the potential for breaches in security such as we have seen this week. Mike Roberts, IT director for independent Harley Street hospital the London Clinic, said: "The use of... [23 Nov 2007]
Best Practices for Securing Your Backup Data
White Paper Now, with security breaches commonplace in the daily news, the need for encryption has become so necessary that various agencies have seen a need to step in and impose regulations.... [24 Oct 2007]
Leader: Why security threats don't have to be taxing
Leader And HMRC also added another - and probably most significant - ingredient: disclosure.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review its data protection legislation and improve... [09 Oct 2007]
TJX data heist was "inevitable", says report
News The privacy commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, said in the report: "The company collected too much personal information, kept it too long and relied on weak encryption technology to protect it - putting the... [27 Sep 2007]
Data breach laws 'need to be fair'
News He added data breaches are a "serious business" which damage consumers and also cause brand damage so businesses need to be given some leeway to deal with such situations and re-evaluate how they use data.silicon.com's... [19 Sep 2007]
Editor's Blog: Disclosing data breaches
Comment As things stand, the types of breaches you read about on these pages are just the tip of the iceberg, we can safely assume. Encryption should be used more often. You may have noticed that at the start of... [19 Jul 2007]
CEOs blamed for "horrifying" data blunders
News The information commissioner's plea follows a number of security breaches over the last year, including 12 UK banks which were found to be in breach of the DPA following complaints about the disposal of customer... [11 Jul 2007]
'Laptop security? Never heard of it...'
News Encryption is the solution. As such Okin said businesses must take the encryption approach and then allow encrypted data to travel with employees and business partners. Despite rising levels of laptop... [11 May 2007]
Pressure grows for UK data loss disclosure
News And that feeling was echoed by Phil Zimmerman, the founder and writer of PGP encryption, who described SB 1386 as "a fiendishly clever piece of legislation" because it not only makes companies more 'on the ball' for fear... [16 Mar 2007]
Seagate hypes laptop with built-in data lock
News The encryption technology is designed to make life tougher for computer thieves and to prevent embarrassing breaches. Seagate Technology has named the first manufacturer to sell laptops with its new... [12 Mar 2007]
Stop Data Leaks Now: Protecting Private and Confidential Information
White Paper Recent events—including widely-publicized, large-scale breaches of personal information and the passage of an increasing number of regulations governing privacy and data security—have put a spotlight on enterprise... [06 Nov 2006]
Seagate to padlock mobile data
News In the past year, major organisations, including the US Department of Veterans Affairs and Fidelity Investments, have had to report embarrassing security breaches after hardware containing personal data on people went... [31 Oct 2006]
Should companies care about data breaches?
News Security experts from encryption vendor PGP Corporation agreed it would be difficult to measure the overall effect of privacy breaches on a company. Large companies do not have an economic incentive to... [03 Jul 2006]
Per-User Authentication and Key Management in Consumer Wireless Networking
White Paper This can be tedious, and thus security breaches like this are often overlooked or disregarded. Almost all current wireless networking employs an implementation of the 802.11 standard; unfortunately, the security aspects... [12 May 2006]
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