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MoD admits losing nearly 2m recruits' details
News Minister for the Armed Forces, Bob Ainsworth, told parliament yesterday an MoD portable hard disk lost by contractor EDS may contain the details of up to 1.7 million people on the TAFMIS (training administration and... [14 Oct 2008]
World Bank hit by cyber intrusion epidemic?
News It is made up of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association, and it provides a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries... [13 Oct 2008]
Phishers cash in on credit crisis
News It seems phishers are cashing in on the current economic crisis and climate of mergers between financial institutions. Security firm SonicWall said Thursday it has been seeing emails that attempt to lure people to fake... [03 Oct 2008]
Purple dragons pimp security for Unilever
News It launched its security drive on its own private complex in the virtual world, a gleaming glass office on a sun-drenched leafy island, looking out on a glistening sea.silicon.com Financial Services Get the latest... [29 Sep 2008]
IT demand is weakening, warns Dell
News While neither company mentioned the financial sector specifically, they were the first major US technology companies to warn investors since a series of financial shocks in recent days. Dell expects to... [17 Sep 2008]
Financial advisors digitise docs to please FSA
News He said in a statement: "[Independent financial advisors] produce tonnes of documents from the first fact-finding stage where clients' personal financial circumstances are assessed and... [01 Sep 2008]
Prisoner data breach firm paid £100m
News A recent Home Office response to another ID cards related FoI enquiry shows the department spent a total of £31.6m on external consultants' services for the ID cards project between the financial years 2003/04 and 2005/06. [22 Aug 2008]
Consumers reluctant to give financial details online
News Most consumers are still reluctant to enter their personal financial details online, even though most actually willingly do so when asked, despite the fear of fraud online being greater than the chance... [12 Aug 2008]
Skype calls on ex-Motorola exec
News And even though it is by far the most successful VoIP services company in terms of users with 309 million registered users worldwide, it hasn't been a financial success for eBay. When he joined Motorola in 2002 as chief... [02 Jul 2008]
Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News Wills told the House of Lords Constitution Committee on Wednesday that government should treat data transactions in the same way as financial transactions. All civil servants dealing with personal data... [26 Jun 2008]
PC security warning for banking online
News Holly Marshal, business development manager of UK financial Services at Unisys said a "balance of responsibility" is needed between banks and consumers. Section 12.9 of the Banking Code offers advice about how to protect... [16 Jun 2008]
Brits living in fear of identity fraud
News However, the UK remains unconvinced about using mobiles to pay bills or shop online, with 80 per cent not willing to use a mobile or personal organiser to conduct financial transactions. More than... [20 May 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News In another operation Soca blocked the deployment of an advanced Trojan that was harvesting personal and financial data, arresting the criminals and restricting losses to £265,000 out of the possible... [15 May 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News Information has been stolen, gone missing in the post and while in transit with a courier, and the ICO said the material includes a wide range of personal details, including financial and health records. [22 Apr 2008]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News Scroggie said: "[Users of these] websites are putting up a large amount of confidential information that is being used for fraudulent activity and financial gain. Symantec Australia managing director Craig Scroggie said... [09 Apr 2008]
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