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When will organisations pay for data breaches?
Comment Currently, if the ICO hears of a security breach - either because the organisation affected has notified it of the incident or as a result of a complaint - the ICO has various assessment powers to allow it to establish... [02 Jun 2009]
NHS warned: It's time to beat the breaches
News The ICO was granted powers to perform spot checks in 2007 following a data breach by HMRC and the data watchdog is expected to be granted extra powers of investigation of public sector establishments when the Coroners... [26 May 2009]
Europe votes for net-neutrality reforms
News On the question of data-breach notification, the new laws mean communications providers will be obliged to inform the authorities and their customers about security breaches affecting their personal data, the Commission... [07 May 2009]
Moon mobiles, Windows without Gates and DIY wi-fi signal boosting
News Prisoner data breach firm paid £100m There are also predictions for Microsoft's life after Gates, revelations that Home Office data breach contractor PA Consulting raked in close to £100m in recent... [15 Dec 2008]
Brampton Factor: Open source stands up for its rights
Comment A breach of copyright in the US allows the invocation of statutory damages. Here, Jacobsen would have needed to make a calculation of what he would have received had the breach not occurred, and persuade... [01 Sep 2008]
"Shambolic" security behind Home Office data breach
News Home Office data breach: What the security professionals say. Security experts have also supported the introduction of a data breach law - as called for by silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign. We are... [27 Aug 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Bordering on stupidity
Comment All security solutions have to evolve and try to keep ahead of those determined to breach them. U is for Utility bill What could be easier? Take that old paper passport and add some electronics to turn... [21 Aug 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach... [15 Jul 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News The report said laptops had been used in breach of MoD encryption policy and pointed out ongoing data protection breaches within the MoD. Bill Jeffrey, permanent under secretary for the MoD said: "We... [25 Jun 2008]
Open source group fights OOXML standard
News The statement quotes Lloyd Jones as saying UKUUG's application "does not disclose any arguable breach of the procedures of BSI or of rules of procedural fairness", but it also quotes him as saying the application was "in... [23 Jun 2008]
Outlawed: Reckless loss of data
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach... [12 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment Breach of copyright is a whole different box of frogs, since no one will ever die or be physically injured as a result of it. This week, readers had a thing or two to say about the Home Office consultancy... [17 Apr 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News Shadow Home Secretary David Davis launched a further attack, citing the risk of a massive data breach on the system. U is for Utility bill It also emerged that employers of the "trusted workers" who will... [10 Mar 2008]
Are UK data laws fit for purpose?
News The breach also highlights the need for the use of better security and encryption technology. In what is now emerging as the UK's biggest ever data security breach HMRC admitted this week that two CDs... [23 Nov 2007]
ID cards will be secure, insists Home Office
News Data breach legislation is the subject of silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign. However, Abagnale did give his support to data breach disclosure laws, adding: "There should be laws in Great Britain... [25 Oct 2007]
