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News It follows calls by the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas for the criminalisation of reckless data loss earlier this year. Losing personal data took a step closer to becoming a criminal offence after the House of Lords backed a change in the...
[28 Apr 2008]
News Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, said it was "particularly disappointing" the HMRC breaches have not prevented other security breaches from occurring, and said the government, banks and other organisations need to regain the public's...
[22 Apr 2008]
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco last week warned of all manner of threats ranging from botnets to metasploit attacks.
[17 Apr 2008]
News In a document submitted to government in January this year, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a penalty for data controllers "knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with...
[03 Apr 2008]
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said that responsible media should not fear that the legislation would block the release of information in the public interest. Thomas said in a statement: "There has been widespread support for the...
[01 Apr 2008]
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched Windows Server 2008 this week, calling it the most significant Windows Server release since the first version.
[28 Feb 2008]
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Businesses are increasingly recycling old office PCs and IT equipment by donating it to schools, charities and the developing world.
[18 Feb 2008]
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas believes an unlimited fine would be an appropriate penalty for the new offence, according to the document Data Protection Powers and Penalties. silicon.com has won a significant victory in its Full Disclosure...
[31 Jan 2008]
News In a document submitted to government, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a penalty for data controllers "knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with the principles" of the...
[31 Jan 2008]
News The enforcement notice says the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas takes the view that damage or distress is likely as a result of personal data getting into the hands of unauthorised persons. Security from A to Z
[25 Jan 2008]
News Richard Storey, head of IT solutions delivery, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital Tech budgets are starting to feel the squeeze on the back of the credit crunch crisis and fears of a recession. A-Zs… ¦ Security from A-Z… ¦ Biometrics from A-Z...
[24 Jan 2008]
News He added that Sir Edmund's review would look at concerns raised by information commissioner Richard Thomas on why a database of this size was kept on one machine. The Ministry of Defence has had two further laptops stolen, admitted Defence...
[22 Jan 2008]
News The loss is being investigated by the office of the information commissioner Richard Thomas, who said in a statement: "This latest incident is a stark illustration of the potency of personal information in a database world.
[21 Jan 2008]
News Information commissioner Richard Thomas said: "These new arrangements will not be burdensome or onerous for organisations, they are a vital step to ensure there is proper protection for personal information.
[03 Jan 2008]
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Richard Steel, CIO for the London Borough of Newham, added encryption should be used "where the data must be mobile and combined with two-factor authenticated access".
[07 Dec 2007]
News Information Commissioner Richard Thomas welcomed the powers to spot check government departments without the need for consent but he also called for data breaches of this scale to be made a criminal offence.
[22 Nov 2007]
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham At a recent workshop by blue-chip user group the Corporate IT Forum, some IT chiefs said Microsoft's Select Agreements are a far...
[15 Nov 2007]
News The information commissioner, Richard Thomas, said these findings are a "considerable concern", when the increasing risk of identity fraud is taken into account. Thomas said most organisations know it makes business sense to comply with the Act...
[11 Oct 2007]
News Speaking on the same programme the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said there are risks of errors, mistakes and mix-ups with such a massive database and serious consequences as a result. In an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme Lord...
[05 Sep 2007]
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Hostpital Trust Richard Steele, CIO at the London Borough of Newham, said: "The work doesn't go away but you can't get to speak to anyone when you need them, and problems always occur when the key...
[03 Aug 2007]
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