hmrc in comment and analysis
Dear silicon.com... HMRC search costs, Vista SP1 moans and fingerprints for visas…
Comment Police seek full costs of HMRC CD search HMRC doesn't have any money, either way this will end up as a cost to the taxpayer. The police are not HMRC's lackeys at their beck and call to... [17 Jan 2008]
Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC
Comment The issue of data encryption has been brought into sharp focus recently with the HMRC data loss fiasco. But how can the public sector better safeguard itself from another HMRC disaster? As... [21 Dec 2007]
Whose data is it anyway?
Comment The loss of two CDs containing the data of 25 million people by HMRC has thrown a spotlight on the government's approach to handling personal data. This in itself points to one of the possible secondary consequences of... [17 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... Data security... e-learning a bit of a bore?... ID cards debate... skip vista?
Comment The govenment clearly can't be trusted with the information after the HMRC fiasco. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Priorities, priorities… [13 Dec 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.12.07
Round-Up In the same way Bryan Adams' (Everything I Do) I Do It for You refused to be shifted from the pop charts in 1991 - but marked a first for a song title starting with a bracket - the HMRC fiasco is likely to remain a... [07 Dec 2007]
Editor's blog: What your identity is worth
Comment And this week the HMRC is offering a reward of "up to £20,000" for information that leads to their safe return. And in the wake of the HMRC revelations it seems a number of public and private... [05 Dec 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.11.07
Round-Up Another poster suggested HMRC "could consider offering discounts for stress-relieving therapies such as Indian head massage, aromatherapy and reflexology". One little irony this week is that HMRC... [30 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... Vista uptake… HMRC blunder… iPhone too cool or too costly?
Comment HMRC email rejected filtering of sensitive data What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views... [29 Nov 2007]
HMRC's missing discs: Just a warning shot
Comment If the US legislative agenda were to be rolled out across Europe, countless examples like the HMRC incident would be regularly reported. But the HMRC's wayward discs were a mere dry run, argues Stewart... [27 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.11.07
Round-Up The UK government is apoplectic with shame and regret this week after it emerged that HMRC lost two CDs containing 25 million records of agents, alternative recipients, children and customers on the child benefit... [23 Nov 2007]
Leader: It's time for a data breach disclosure law
Leader If there's one lesson to come out of the catastrophic (government's own words) data breach at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) this week, it's surely now is the time for a data breach disclosure law.silicon.com's Full... [22 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... Data breach row, hotel iMac, wi-fi piggybacking: yay or nay?
Comment This case seems to have involved both procedural and supervision failures not only at HMRC but also at the National Audit Office. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? [22 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 CIOs transforming government IT
Comment Helping Suffolk is a government 'CIO Council', which features the most important IT leaders across the public sector, including two other members of silicon.com's CIO50 - HMRC's Steve Lamey and Hampshire County Council's... [27 Jun 2007]
The CIOs transforming government IT
CIO Analysis Helping Suffolk is a government 'CIO Council', which features the most important IT leaders across the public sector, including two other members of silicon.com's CIO50 - HMRC's Steve Lamey and Hampshire County Council's... [06 Jun 2007]
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