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Vista flaw leaves OS open to DoS attack
News The vulnerability was found by Thomas Unterleitner of Austrian security company Phion, and announced on Friday. According to Unterleitner's disclosure of the flaw, the issue lies in the network... [24 Nov 2008]
CEOs told - take responsibility for 'toxic' data
News CEOs must take more responsibility to safeguard confidential information according to the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas. Speaking at the RSA security conference in London today, Thomas will... [29 Oct 2008]
Businesses ready for Facebook generation
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guys & St Thomas' Hospital Apart from the risk of a breach of the Data Protection Act, my organisation takes a very hard line on disclosure of information in general in case... [15 Sep 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News Speaking at the launch of the Information Commissioner Officer's Annual Report 2008 Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said the rumoured database of UK phone and internet communications would be "a step too far for... [15 Jul 2008]
UK must overhaul data sharing rules
News Whitehall has neither the framework nor the leadership to properly protect the public's personal data, a review by Information Commissioner Richard Thomas and Mark Walport, director of the Wellcome Trust has... [11 Jul 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News Following the reports Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, said in a statement: "The reports that have been published today show deplorable failures at both HMRC and MoD. Full Disclosure campaign ... [25 Jun 2008]
House of Lords backs data loss law change
News It follows calls by the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas for the criminalisation of reckless data loss earlier this year. Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is aiming to make businesses and... [28 Apr 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, said it was "particularly disappointing" the HMRC breaches have not prevented other security breaches from occurring, and said the government, banks and other organisations... [22 Apr 2008]
ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said that responsible media should not fear that the legislation would block the release of information in the public interest. Thomas said in a statement: "There... [01 Apr 2008]
silicon.com victory in Full Disclosure data campaign
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas believes an unlimited fine would be an appropriate penalty for the new offence, according to the document Data Protection Powers and Penalties. silicon.com has won a significant... [31 Jan 2008]
MoD admits to more laptop thefts
News He added that Sir Edmund's review would look at concerns raised by information commissioner Richard Thomas on why a database of this size was kept on one machine. The Ministry of Defence has had two further laptops... [22 Jan 2008]
Stolen MoD laptop contains 600,000 records
News The loss is being investigated by the office of the information commissioner Richard Thomas, who said in a statement: "This latest incident is a stark illustration of the potency of personal information in a database world. [21 Jan 2008]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News Information commissioner Richard Thomas said: "These new arrangements will not be burdensome or onerous for organisations, they are a vital step to ensure there is proper protection for personal information. [03 Jan 2008]
SMEs in dark over data protection
News The information commissioner, Richard Thomas, said these findings are a "considerable concern", when the increasing risk of identity fraud is taken into account. Thomas said most organisations know it... [11 Oct 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Data Protection Act 1998
Cheat Sheet The information commissioner is Richard Thomas. It currently needs permission from organisations to carry out an inspection but Thomas told a Home Office Select Committee this situation should change. [28 Aug 2007]
