laptops data breach
Ministry of Justice loses 45,000 records
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals... [25 Jul 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. Two government departments face enforcement action from the UK data protection watchdog for between them... [25 Jun 2008]
A Layered Approach to Laptop Security for Healthcare
White Paper The shift towards electronic health records makes laptop management and data breach prevention a growing challenge. Learn how a multi-layered strategy combines encryption with the ability to track computers off the local area network (LAN... [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]
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]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals... [13 Mar 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment Hardly a week passes without another big data breach - typically from laptops left in pubs and disks that go missing in the post. Companies in the UK are not typically required to disclose a data breach and are disinclined to do so if it impacts... [10 Mar 2008]
'Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC
News A string of revelations about lost government data followed the HMRC data breach, including the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patients' records, the DVLA losing three million learner drivers' details and the [29 Feb 2008]
Home Office laptop and disc up for grabs on eBay
News Lumension Security vice president, Alan Bentley, said: "The good news with this latest data breach is that the data was encrypted. The Home Office is investigating the apparent sale of one of its laptops, along with an encrypted data disc, on eBay. [29 Feb 2008]
Revealed: The full cost of a corporate data breach
News Data breaches cost businesses nearly £50 for each customer record lost, with one UK company revealing the cost of a recent data breach hit £3.8m. Research sponsored by PGP and Symantec examined the costs incurred by 21 UK businesses after they... [25 Feb 2008]
silicon.com victory in Full Disclosure data campaign
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals... [31 Jan 2008]
Whitehall staff banned from removing laptops
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals... [22 Jan 2008]
MoD admits to more laptop thefts
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals... [22 Jan 2008]
Poll: The most expensive gadgets lost are...
News The recent HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach - where CDs containing confidential personal details of 25 million child benefit recipients were mislaid - is one example of how misplacing technology can cause major problems. [27 Nov 2007]
Leader: Why security threats don't have to be taxing
Leader It's not everyday you applaud the taxman - but HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) deserves praise for its response to a recent potential data breach which followed the theft of a laptop containing sensitive information. [09 Oct 2007]
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