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Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News F is for Federated identity The incident is the latest in a long line of government data breaches, including the loss of 25 million details of child-benefit claimants by HMRC last year. The spokesperson... [18 Jun 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News F is for Federated identity 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. Hackers... [11 Jun 2008]
Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame
News F is for Federated identity The British Computing Society has criticised the government, claiming its high-profile data breaches have eroded public trust. The criticism follows a number of high-profile... [30 Apr 2008]
Global security spend to hit $10.5bn
News F is for Federated identity Increasing demand for a mobile workforce and awareness of damage caused by security breaches will continue to drive the global security software market, Gartner said. The need... [28 Apr 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News F is for Federated identity A government-sponsored security survey reports that while the number of security breaches has dropped considerably in the past two years, the drop has come at a price. The... [23 Apr 2008]
Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees
News F is for Federated identity Security breaches that can be traced back to the actions of one individual are not the fault of one "stupid" employee but rather a failure to educate and engage the whole... [03 Apr 2008]
Box-tickers risk serious data breaches
Comment F is for Federated identity Life would be simple if curing security headaches were just a matter of buying some new technology. In reality, good security requires fundamental organisational change, says Danny Bradbury [28 Mar 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment F is for Federated identity Because of this, we don't know how many corporate data breaches there really are. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse tracks US security breaches and makes for... [10 Mar 2008]
Data breaches: No more than normal
News F is for Federated identity The Information Commissioner's Office has said that the rash of data-breach reports in the past five months is due not to more data breaches - but to more people admitting to... [18 Feb 2008]
Police unprepared for security 'arms race'
News F is for Federated identity An e-petition calling for the return of a dedicated unit was set up in the wake of the spate of government data breaches, which began with the loss of 25 million child benefit... [14 Feb 2008]
Information Security forum to 'change behaviour'
News F is for Federated identity An organisation has been launched to promote security awareness in the wake of the plethora of major security breaches in 2007. The forum was created as a result of various... [13 Feb 2008]
ICO: Make 'reckless' data loss an offence
News F is for Federated identity The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has called for amendments to UK data-protection laws, including making "reckless" data breaches an offence. The document said: "The... [31 Jan 2008]
Gov't fails to keep court data locked up
News F is for Federated identity The data breach is the latest incident in an exhausting list of government security breaches, which includes the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patients' records, the... [23 Jan 2008]
'Big Brother IT' fuels workplace stress
News F is for Federated identity Privacy advocates say the surge in cyber snooping by bosses will land an increasing number of employers in court defending breaches of the Human Rights Act. Security from A to Z [08 Jan 2008]
Local gov't tech spend to hit £3bn
News F is for Federated identity Despite the survey being carried out before the recent spate of public sector security breaches, respondents identified more than 180 security concerns - from careless use of... [03 Jan 2008]
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