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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 a Court of his reasoning. [01 Sep 2008]
"Shambolic" security behind Home Office data breach
News Home Office data breach: What the security professionals say. Security professionals are united in condemning how the latest breach saw PA Consulting able to copy the data to removable media without first encrypting it, and have stressed the need... [27 Aug 2008]
Prisoner data breach firm paid £100m
News The management consultancy firm at the centre of the latest government data breach storm has been paid almost £100m over three years for its services by the Home Office and its agencies, with individual consultants from the company being charged... [22 Aug 2008]
Home Office loses data on 84,000 prisoners
News The Home Office statement said: "We have been made aware of a security breach at the offices of an external contractor involving the loss of personal information about offenders in England and Wales. Following the breach, a member of PA Consulting... [22 Aug 2008]
Ministry of Justice loses 45,000 records
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 has put individuals... [25 Jul 2008]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News Deputy information commissioner David Smith said proposals to revise the EU's ePrivacy Directive could be the "catalyst" needed to get data breach notification into UK law. Smith said: "There is increasing pressure to bring in a law for data breach... [03 Jul 2008]
What You Need to Implement a Network Security Solution
White Paper A breach in network security could cost company a great deal in lost productivity, lost data, repair work, and loss of confidence among customers, partners, and employees. But these damages are preventable. [03 Jul 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News Data breach notification legislation would be an important step to increase levels of data security and ensure that organisations are aware of their requirements and obligations to disclose to customers when personal data has been lost or stolen. [11 Jun 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News Organisations continue to lose sensitive personal data - despite high profile cases such as the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach, and the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has warned chief executives to protect staff and customers... [22 Apr 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. Why must they keep throwing our money at a lost cause? The latest in the debate over music downloaders and sharers also... [17 Apr 2008]
PCI Compliance: Low Risk, High Reward
White Paper When one's business' reputation is damaged from a breach of data security, customer trust suffers. The public relations costs alone of repairing the damage done to a retailer's reputation can be catastrophically high - and even at that, the... [16 Apr 2008]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
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 has put individuals... [13 Mar 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment Companies in the UK are not typically required to disclose a data breach and are disinclined to do so if it impacts customer confidence. The study found that total average cost of a breach reached £47 per record. [10 Mar 2008]
'Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC
News A string of revelations about lost government data followed the HMRC data breach, including the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patients' records, the DVLA losing three million learner drivers' details and the [29 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: Lords above!
Comment I don't want it to take another data breach - followed by identity thieves exploiting that lost data to rip off the unlucky public - before the government decides to act. I fear that few chief executives realise the capacity of a data breach to... [27 Feb 2008]
