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XP SP3 throws off AMD machines

News With that issue, customers running Dynamics Retail Management System could face data loss if they run it in conjunction with SP3. Owners of some AMD-based computers are finding the move to Windows XP Service Pack 3 has sent their systems into an...

Tags: windows, sp3, xp

[14 May 2008]

UK companies: Leaking like a sieve?

News More than a quarter, 28 per cent, suffered data loss on a weekly or more frequent basis the report by IT management company CA found. Last week parliament outlawed the reckless loss of personal data, backing changes to the law to make it a civil...

Tags: data breach, security, data loss

[12 May 2008]

Outlawed: Reckless loss of data

News In a victory for data loss law campaigners, MPs backed the amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act to make it an offence for anyone to "intentionally or recklessly disclose information" or "repeatedly and negligently" allow...

Tags: data breach, full disclosure, data loss

[12 May 2008]

Microsoft - halted Vista, XP updates resumed

News A week ago, Microsoft delayed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a problem that could lead to data loss when running the XP update in conjunction with its Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System program.

Tags: windows, microsoft, xp, vista

[07 May 2008]

India edgy about outsourcing newbies?

News It said the decision was taken in the face of hard lobbying by Indian outsourcing industry group Nasscom, which had warned that not extending the tax holiday would result in the loss of 400,000 jobs as outsourcers went elsewhere.

Tags: india, offshoring, outsourcing

[06 May 2008]

600 HMRC workers caught snooping

News The House of Lords recently backed a motion to make the reckless loss or distribution of data a criminal offence. The government-commissioned Poynter Review of the breach that led to the loss of 25 million personal details after a junior employee...

Tags: data loss, hmrc

[01 May 2008]

Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame

News The criticism follows a number of high-profile UK government data breaches recently, including the HMRC loss, numerous losses from the Ministry of Defence, and losses from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

Tags: data breach, government, hmrc

[30 Apr 2008]

House of Lords backs data loss law change

News It follows calls by the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas for the criminalisation of reckless data loss earlier this year. A Ministry of Justice spokesman said it would consider its position on making data loss a criminal offence following...

Tags: data breach, full disclosure, data loss

[28 Apr 2008]

Motorola suffers a Q1 loss

News Motorola on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $194m, or 9 cents per share, up from a loss of $181m, or 8 cents a share, in the same period last year. That division reported an operating loss of $418m, up from $233m in the year-ago quarter.

Tags: profit, motorola

[25 Apr 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...

Tags: e-crime, cyber crime

[09 Apr 2008]

HSBC loses 370,000 customers' details

News The spokesman said the bank would be contacting every customer affected by the loss and was trying to locate the CD. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been informed about the loss and the bank faces a possible investigation, with the risk...

Tags: hsbc, fsa, data loss

[07 Apr 2008]

Whitehall laptop ban hits driving agency performance

News The ban on removal of laptops and portable devices with unencrypted personal data was introduced across all government departments in the wake of a string of high profile data losses, including the loss of 600,000 personnel details by the Ministry...

Tags: government, data loss, full disclosure

[04 Apr 2008]

Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees

News Ashenden's speech made reference to several recent high-profile security breaches, including the exposure of 25 million individual's records by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in November last year, and the loss of an MoD laptop containing the records...

Tags: education, breach, data

[03 Apr 2008]

ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed

News If there is a change of heart on legislation aimed at deliberate security breaches, the government will find it hard to convince people that measures aimed at preventing data loss need to be taken seriously.

Tags: data theft, data loss, ico

[01 Apr 2008]

More than 1,000 gov't laptops lost since 2001

News The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Berr) is the latest to reveal figures in response to questions from Liberal Democrat MP for Brent East, Sarah Teather, about the loss of gadgets across government departments.

Tags: stolen, mobiles, laptops, lost

[01 Apr 2008]

Driver agency plugs data leaks

News Data security at the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has been overhauled following the loss of three million learner driver details last year. The government revealed the wide ranging reform of information protection procedures that have been...

Tags: government, dsa, data loss

[28 Mar 2008]

'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?

News Speaking to silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk, Armstrong said the iPlayer service had "gone from zero per cent of [UK traffic] to five per cent in two months", and this explosion in high-bandwidth usage meant ISPs would have to either explicitly...

Tags: broadband, iplayer, youtube, isps

[17 Mar 2008]

MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards

News He revealed the loss in a written answer to Parliament in response to a question by shadow defence secretary Dr Liam Fox. In a statement, the MoD said: "We take the loss of military ID cards very seriously and we are taking steps to improve general...

Tags: data loss, mod, full disclosure, cards

[13 Mar 2008]

Manx police to use covert Tetra handsets

News The handsets will be mainly used in drugs and gang activity investigations and officers using them will benefit from a more concealable mobile communications device, without any loss of functionality or coverage.

Tags: police, isle of man, tetra, handsets

[10 Mar 2008]

ID card u-turn by government

News The penalties range from £125 for not notifying the government of the loss of an ID card, to £250 for not applying for a card or missing an appointment for fingerprint and facial scans. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards

Tags: id cards, cards, identity, details

[06 Mar 2008]

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