encryption breaches
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News The UK's privacy watchdog says the country is a step closer to getting a law forcing organisations to reveal data breaches, thanks to draft EU legislation. Amendments to the directive would require "providers of electronic services to inform users... [03 Jul 2008]
The Wireless Survey of London
White Paper This situation needs immediate attention if serious breaches are to be avoided. Of these, only just over one third were using encryption to protect their data. One year on from our first survey of wireless network (WLAN) security in the heart of... [03 Jul 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News The October loss saw two serious breaches of policy, relating to the lack of authorisation for disclosure of the full data and its being sent via untraceable internal mail. HMRC should report any breaches of security promptly, something that did... [26 Jun 2008]
Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News The justice minister's comments were made in light of a number of reports on government data losses published on Wednesday, including a review of the HMRC loss of 25 million child-benefit claimant details by PricewaterhouseCoopers chair Kieran... [26 Jun 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. Core measures: a series of mandatory minimum measures is being put in place across government including... [25 Jun 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Poor corporate IT security is leaving businesses vulnerable - with almost 90 per cent of breaches found to have been preventable. Vulnerabilities on UK company and public sector networks grew from 19 last year to 21 this year according to security... [19 Jun 2008]
Endpoint Security for Protecting Data on Mobile Computers
White Paper For IT departments, encryption and policy enforcement have proven ineffective against data breaches resulting from careless use and insider threats. This paper discusses how endpoint security adds critical layers to encryption. [06 Jun 2008]
How to Achieve Compliance With Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Protection Clauses and Protect Against Data Breaches
White Paper With the severity of recent data breaches, anxiety in the security and compliance community has reached a new high. Questions are being asked about what it means to be PCI compliant, particularly in the context of protecting data from data breaches. [31 May 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]
The Threat to Data Center Hard Drives
White Paper This exposure has been amply demonstrated by a series of reported data center security breaches that prove storage network hard drives are not nearly as static or safe as once thought. Encryption provides safe harbor for compliance with a growing... [11 Apr 2008]
Application Architecture Essentials, Part 7: Application Architecture Security - Use Strategic Thinking to Ensure Your Organization's Security
White Paper Stay ahead of security breaches and help ensure the enterprise is highly secure. Similarly, there's been a lot of ink spilled on the various encryption systems available. To survive at the architecture level, the IT specialists who flourish are... [09 Apr 2008]
Box-tickers risk serious data breaches
Comment Is encryption really the silver bullet for security? Naturally, encryption is also a desirable preventative measure. In reality, good security requires fundamental organisational change, says Danny Bradbury [28 Mar 2008]
Legal Eye: Is encryption really the silver bullet?
Comment High-profile data breaches and new laws have put encryption back in the limelight. Compliance with the new Companies Act and the Data Protection Act will be a step in the right direction but we're likely to see a number of avoidable breaches of... [27 Mar 2008]
Laptop theft breaks data protection law
News The financial advisor company suffered the theft of an unencrypted laptop containing the personal details of 14,000 of its customers last December.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to... [21 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Laptop losses, mobile ads, gas-guzzler charge, Vista backtrack…
Comment So this is normal: "Data breaches: No more than normal" You would not run a laptop without antivirus or a personal firewall these days, so why in business have we been so slow to utilise the readily available encryption solutions out there? [21 Feb 2008]
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