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Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News The manager has been suspended following the theft on 18 June and trust CEO Peter Murphy admitted the laptop should have been encrypted. A hospital trust faces possible enforcement action by the UK information watchdog for failing to encrypt a... [30 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News There will, however, be a review of security procedure in the light of the theft. It is important to remember that this incident relates to the criminal theft of a security-protected PC from a locked and alarmed office. [18 Jun 2008]
A Layered Approach to Laptop Security for Healthcare
White Paper This whitepaper discusses IT asset tracking solutions to meet the challenges of laptop theft, mobile data security and simple, accurate management of computer inventory. The shift towards electronic health records makes laptop management and data... [06 Jun 2008]
11-Hospital Health System Manages Growing Fleet of Laptops
White Paper As a leading healthcare provider with a state-of-the-art electronic health record system, Allina Hospitals & Clinics required a way to protect its rapidly growing laptop population from computer theft and potential data breach. [06 Jun 2008]
A Layered Approach to Laptop Security for Education
White Paper As school districts invest in laptop computers as everyday learning tools, they face greater risk of theft, unauthorized software installation and hardware tampering. These incidents may also have serious legal consequences, potentially violating... [06 Jun 2008]
Continuous Protection for Desktops & Laptops With NetBackup
White Paper As much as 25% of corporate data now resides on employee desktops and laptops, yet many companies do not provide systematic and reliable ways to recover that data in the event of human error, device failure, or even theft. [01 May 2008]
UK businesses: No one cares about cyber attacks!
News Virus-related equipment failure or data loss affected 19 per cent of businesses surveyed, credit card fraud affected 11 per cent, theft of PC/laptop eight per cent, hacking seven per cent and four per cent or less were affected by unauthorised... [09 Apr 2008]
Vendors hype up compliance fears
Comment The Nationwide's £980,000 fine by the FSA in February last year following the theft of a laptop with unencrypted data highlights that. Compliance. The word strikes fear into the heart of even the hardened executive. [08 Apr 2008]
Novell Zenworks Endpoint Security Management: Total Control from a Single Console
White Paper Unauthorized access to networks, lost or stolen laptops and other mobile hardware, and theft of proprietary information or intellectual property accounted for more than 74 percent of IT financial losses last year. [18 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]
Government admits to 200 more laptop thefts
News The figures for phone, laptop and PDA loss and theft across government departments reveal the MoJ has had 135 laptops and 56 mobile phones stolen, with a further 34 laptops and 116 phones gone missing since 2001. [19 Feb 2008]
Stories of the month - January 2008
News HM Revenue & Customs admitted it was forced to cough up £2.25m to send out letters of apology to the 25 million people whose records it lost on two CDs and the theft of a Ministry of Defence laptop containing 600,000 records prompted a ban on all... [30 Jan 2008]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News She said the firm had informed all employees by letter the moment it found out about the theft, set up a helpline for affected workers and provided them with unlimited credit checks with Experian. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has... [25 Jan 2008]
MoD admits to more laptop thefts
News Speaking before parliament he confessed the theft of a Royal Navy laptop containing 600,000 servicemen's and recruits' details on 9 January was not a one off - saying laptops containing similar details for a smaller number of people had also been... [22 Jan 2008]
Stolen MoD laptop contains 600,000 records
News The MoD admitted the breach on Friday following the theft from a Royal Navy recruitment officer's car in Edgbaston in Birmingham on 9 January. The MoD said it chose not to make the theft public immediately, following consultation with West Midlands... [21 Jan 2008]
