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Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
News There's also a benefit in terms of data loss: as very little data is held on the physical device itself, the risk of important data being lost or hijacked if the... [11 Nov 2009]
T-Mobile's Sidekick data: All may not be lost
News T-Mobile's Sidekick users suffered major data loss There may be some good news for Sidekick owners: users' data which was thought lost after a server failure at Microsoft subsidiary... [13 Oct 2009]
ERP delays give CFOs a headache
News The late completion of ERP projects can create problems in terms of additional cost, delayed savings and potential loss of revenue, meaning the CFO has a real interest in reducing these delays. The GXS research found... [25 Sep 2009]
Home Office prisoner data breach: Bigger blunder than first thought
News Remember the massive data loss last year that saw the records of more than 84,000 prisoners go missing when a USB stick was lost by a Home Office contractor? More details on the loss... [27 Aug 2009]
Tories plan to revamp NHS IT gets grim diagnosis
News Stewart Room, partner in privacy and information for lawyers Field Fisher Waterhouse, said that the private sector has less regulation in place to keep data secure compared to the public sector, which saw additional... [10 Aug 2009]
HSBC companies slapped with £3m fines over data breaches
News While this is a serious matter, no customer reported any loss from these failures and we are doing everything possible to prevent a recurrence. Three HSBC companies have been hit with fines after the financial services... [22 Jul 2009]
Labyrinthine IT systems lose MoD almost £300m
News Failings in computer systems used by the Ministry of Defence led to the loss of almost £300m in payments and equipment, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. According to an NAO report into the MoD's 2008-09... [21 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Business intelligence
News Meanwhile, B&Q is using data mining to root out internal fraud and reduce stock loss and insurance group RSA is using BI to further help its contact centre staff improve customer service. What can... [08 Jun 2009]
NHS warned: It's time to beat the breaches
News The Department of Health confirmed on Tuesday that it had received a letter from information commissioner Richard Thomas regarding the data loss incidents. The Department of Health said that NHS IT... [26 May 2009]
Businesses hunting for gold with data mining
News Meanwhile, UK-based DIY retail chain B&Q is using the SPSS technology to cut down stock loss which has been created by internal and external theft and process errors. With businesses gathering more data... [15 May 2009]
Cross-border policing to take down digital crims
News Tallying up the results of the sting operation, Mularski said the FBI had prevented more than $70m in potential economic loss at banks and brokerages. We're not far behind," says Mularski, who spent a couple of years... [23 Apr 2009]
Browser hijacks and holey software skyrockets
News Theft or loss of equipment accounted for nearly half of data breaches that could lead to identity fraud and for 66 per cent of identities exposed. Twelve per cent of all data breaches... [14 Apr 2009]
Virus attacks rise: It's because you're too clever
News Despite the seeming industry emphasis on malicious hacking and other internet attacks, lost and stolen equipment remains the most common cause of security breaches resulting in data loss, representing... [08 Apr 2009]
Police launch £1bn-worth of e-crime investigations
News Colp commissioner Mike Bowron told the Congress: "Those 70 cases would previously not have been investigated and with a combined loss of over £1bn. To solve the problems we have to share data about how... [25 Mar 2009]
Cloud computing? No thanks, say CIOs
News Concerns around cloud computing included security and loss of control - the most frequently mentioned worry in the survey, followed by the difficulty of integrating with existing internal systems, high ongoing costs and... [16 Mar 2009]
