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Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News HMRC should review the security controls and protocols associated with generating large volumes of data, and the subsequent handling of that data. HMRC should develop a data security strategy, training strategy and communication strategy for all... [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 In response to the Poynter report HMRC acting chairman Dave Hartnett said: "HMRC is absolutely committed to delivering all of their recommendations and to ensuring data security remains an explicit priority in the future. [25 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]
Legal Eye: Is encryption really the silver bullet?
Comment After HMRC's data loss, the government instructed all departments to encrypt laptops and has issued new guidance developed by the Communications Electronics Security Group on the standards to be applied. [27 Mar 2008]
silicon.com victory in Full Disclosure data campaign
News The government has suffered many data security breaches over the past four months, including the MoD having three laptops stolen containing approximately 600,000 servicemen's and recruits' details, the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patient... [31 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tax man's stamp bill, more lost data, unencrypted laptops…
Comment I trust that this is being absorbed by savings elsewhere in HMRC's operating budget! Taxpayer stung by £2.25m HMRC apology The HMRC are saying they have sent letters for 9p each. A simple sum but only part of the true cost: HMRC would have sent... [24 Jan 2008]
Should data loss be made a criminal offence?
News Joseph Hoban, VP at data protection software company GuardianEdge, said: "With more public sector data breaches on the horizon, the government must act now to avoid a certain repeat of the HMRC debacle. [04 Jan 2008]
Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC
Comment As HMRC discovered to its cost, data encryption is a vital part of any security system. 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... [21 Dec 2007]
Gov't not trusted with public data
News Encryption will definitely help but there are times when you can't use it - there may be issues with keys, or passing the data set. The majority of UK citizens do not trust the government with their data following the HM Revenue & Customs data... [14 Dec 2007]
Top 10 security stories of the year
News The government faced fresh criticism in light of the HMRC data blunder, with some silicon.com readers claiming the ID card scheme should be scrapped entirely and Whitehall's own data protection minister calling for a review of the national ID... [13 Dec 2007]
UK businesses shunning encryption tech?
News Despite the lack of encryption, UK IT managers claim their corporate data is safe and almost two-thirds (65 per cent) said the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach will not change their IT spending priorities, according to a survey by Check Point. [03 Dec 2007]
Stories of the month - November 2007
News Encryption certainly seems to be the buzzword of the month - it could have saved a lot of red faces in Whitehall if only those HMRC CDs had been encrypted. This month started with an iPhone bang and ended on a data-loss whimper as the UK suffered... [29 Nov 2007]
Are UK data laws fit for purpose?
News In what is now emerging as the UK's biggest ever data security breach HMRC admitted this week that two CDs containing names, dates of birth, addresses, National Insurance numbers and bank account details of 25 million child benefit recipients have... [23 Nov 2007]
Leader: Why security threats don't have to be taxing
Leader When the laptop was stolen it was, according to an HMRC spokesman, protected by "both a complex password and powerful encryption software". Laptops full of data get stolen all the time, but HMRC's security precautions before the theft last month... [09 Oct 2007]
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