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Security heading for the cloud
News But the analyst adds that criminals will also make use of the cloud to reduce the cost of heavy processing in attacks such as breaking encryption keys or finding vulnerabilities in software. Cloud-based proxy computers could provide security... [17 Jul 2008]
The 15-petabyte network behind the Cern atom smasher
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Galileo CRM Biometrics Encryption Terabytes of data are streaming through dedicated fibre optic links between laboratories and universities globally in preparation for... [15 Jul 2008]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News The Department of Health recently revealed that many trusts were unlikely to complete encryption of personal data for several months. The UK's privacy watchdog says the country is a step closer to getting a law forcing organisations to reveal data... [03 Jul 2008]
Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News The Department of Health recently revealed it would take at least six months for trusts to complete encryption of all machines, from when work began in most trusts in March. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will investigate whether... [30 Jun 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News Restrictions on the bulk transfer of sensitive information, conforming to new cross government rules on the encryption of personal data. The biggest gaps were in guidance on encryption and setting an audit trail for data transfers. [26 Jun 2008]
Timeline: HM Revenue & Customs data blunder
News The transfer sets a precedent for procedure that would be followed ahead of the October data loss with data sent in full, without adequate encryption protection and without senior authorisation. The files are compressed as zip files, providing low... [26 Jun 2008]
Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News According to O'Donnell, in response to the raft of public-sector data losses, a series of mandatory security measures are being put in place, including data encryption and compulsory penetration testing by independent contractors. [26 Jun 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. Core measures: a series of mandatory minimum measures is being put in place across government including... [25 Jun 2008]
Ambulance service loses 999 details
News The ambulance service stated on its website: "All the information on the disc was protected by a password and industry-standard encryption. The call data included the name of the caller and person they called on behalf of, the date of birth of the... [25 Jun 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News There is no central monitoring within the NHS to ensure that trusts have carried out encryption, with it being left up to the strategic health authorities to check on compliance. Many trusts will be unable to meet the local targets as set by... [24 Jun 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Open Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate parsing vulnerability: Some web servers are using OpenSSL to provide encryption. Vulnerabilities on UK company and public sector networks grew from 19 last year to 21 this year according to security... [19 Jun 2008]
MoD fights data losses with encryption
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to protect 20,000 laptops using encryption software. Machines used by the army, navy and RAF will be given password-protected encryption using BeCrypt Disk Protect Baseline solution. [08 May 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News The ICO said in 16 of the cases it has required the organisation to make changes to procedure to improve data security, such as encryption. Nearly 100 leaks of sensitive personal information have been reported to the data protection watchdog in the... [22 Apr 2008]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News These people find each other over the internet, they use encryption to protect their data. She said: "The thing that is disturbing us the most is the exchange of stolen credit card data and the scale on which it is being traded on the internet and... [19 Mar 2008]
Itil standard has mass appeal
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Galileo CRM Biometrics Encryption And in terms of performance, Itil scored an average of three out of five - higher than any other framework - in a survey of more than... [03 Mar 2008]
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