personal information management in news
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. Chairman of the Information Assurance Advisory Council Sir Edmund Burton looked into the theft on 9 January... [26 Jun 2008]
Google Android facing a fragmented future?
News Fabrizio Capobianco, the chief executive of Funambol - which makes personal information management and synchronisation software for handsets and has one of the largest mobile open-source developer communities - was one of many at the conference to... [13 Jun 2008]
Vista security under scrutiny, again
News These threats can cause substantial damage, by acting as backdoors for hackers to access personal and confidential information from the PC or for the PC to become integrated into a botnet and be used for malicious purposes. [21 May 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News Notable cyber crime success include Operation Ajowan, where Soca broke up a website where criminals traded stolen bank, credit and identity information that could have cost the UK finance sector at least £6m. [15 May 2008]
Gov't needs greater accountability to "ensure security", says Darling
News In the wake of the loss of 25 million personal records by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) last month, and the presentation of an interim report into that data loss by PricewaterhouseCoopers chairman Kieran Poynter, Darling said HMRC needs... [18 Dec 2007]
Are UK data laws fit for purpose?
News Myron Hrycyk, CIO for NYK Logistics UK, added: "People do not understand or appreciate the strength of security required around personal data and the potential dangers of losing this information. Mark Beattie, IT director for waste management... [23 Nov 2007]
Missing: 25 million child benefit records
News CDs containing the confidential personal details of 25 million child benefit recipients have been lost by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The missing CDs were not reported to senior HMRC management until 8 November and the Chancellor of the Exchequer... [20 Nov 2007]
Data breach notification laws are 'just the start'
News Speaking at a keynote panel at the RSA Conference Europe 2007, Christopher Kuner, partner and head of the international privacy and information management practice at US-based law firm Hunton & Williams, said: "Notification is a useful first step... [23 Oct 2007]
The secret of making the CIO grade
News Mitchell Lenson, ex-CIO of Deutsche Bank, said his career was also unplanned and he followed an "entrepreneurial career management" path of swapping careers to improve his personal skill-sets to adapt to the role of being a CIO which he said is... [17 Oct 2007]
'Stronger data breach laws needed in Asia'
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... [28 Sep 2007]
How to clean up after a data breach
News The US Air Force experienced a data breach in May 2005 when 33,000 personal staff records were downloaded from a management system. We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require... [19 Sep 2007]
CIO Essentials: Male techies, data breaches and web 2.0...
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... [18 Sep 2007]
Police: We want more info on e-crime attacks
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... [17 Aug 2007]
Data breach fears over iTunes songs
News Tech blogs Ars Technica and Tuaw earlier reported on personal information being embedded within iTunes' music. Apple is in trouble with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for embedding customer information within iTunes music. [04 Jun 2007]
HP settles boardroom leak probe allegations
News But the failure to make the required disclosures deprived investors of important information about the management of the company by its board. Marc Fagel, associate regional director of the SEC's San Francisco office, said: "The company viewed this... [24 May 2007]
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