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Regulators cracking down on outsourcers
Comment This penalty broke the record fine imposed by the FSA on the Nationwide Building Society in February 2007 for information security breaches following theft of a laptop containing confidential information. [09 Sep 2008]
Watchdog demands data breach confessions
News The NCC, and its fellow European consumer watchdogs, want the proposed revisions to be extended so that all UK banks and businesses face a reporting requirement, claiming that because many smaller breaches go unreported... [01 Sep 2008]
CIOs not taking security breaches seriously
News CIOs and internal auditors don't feel IT fraud and data privacy is a serious threat to their business despite the spate of high profile data losses and privacy breaches.... [27 Jun 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News Security groups say the attack highlights the need for laws governing companies' response to breaches, as called for by silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign. Customers who have become a victim of fraud... [11 Jun 2008]
PCI: How to Safeguard Customer Data Against Real Threats
White Paper PCI requires affected organizations to continuously monitor and manage the cardholder data environment, while maintaining a strong security posture against breaches and attacks. Through PCI DSS, the card... [31 May 2008]
PCI Compliance: The Importance of Securing Payment Information
White Paper The vast majority of these cases stemmed from data breaches associated with credit cards. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission received more than... [13 May 2008]
PCI DSS Compliance: A Difficult But Necessary Journey
White Paper The need to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has been a rude wake up call for thousands of companies who believed their networks are secure and safe from security... [16 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: Lords above!
Comment The whole area of data protection and data breaches has often seemed too complex for our famously techno-phobic MPs to grasp. Of course, there're no easy votes in a data... [27 Feb 2008]
Internet shoppers clueless on web security
News Consumers still lack awareness of basic online security alarms despite well publicised instances of data breaches and fraud. Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make... [26 Feb 2008]
Lords take fresh look at data security
News The government's response to the original report rejected many of the committee's recommendations - including its calls for the introduction of a data breach notification law, a move backed by silicon.com's Full... [22 Feb 2008]
Locking down financial security
Comment Thirty per cent of banks reported repeated internal breaches, with varying severity, in the past year. But losses from online fraud continue to rise. However, the security needed to stop... [24 Dec 2007]
Norwich Union Life fined for data control 'weaknesses'
News Calling the breaches that led to the fine "a perfect example of trusted organisations not placing enough importance on managing personal data", database security company Secerno said the recent spate of... [17 Dec 2007]
Stories of the year
News And this is why silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign launched this year, calling for a rethink of the UK law to force organisations to report breaches of their data security which could put their... [14 Dec 2007]
SMEs in dark over data protection
News Only 22 per cent of SMEs surveyed are aware the Act requires them to keep customer information accurate and up to date, according to research commissioned by the ICO.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking... [11 Oct 2007]
ID fraud: Who's most at risk?
News And a third of Brits discard everything a fraudster needs to commit ID theft - including passports, driving licences, CVs and utility bills.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government... [09 Oct 2007]
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