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Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News D is for DDoS The spokesperson declined to say whether the computer had been password-protected or encrypted. The PC, which was lost on Saturday, contained details of the Cabinet minister's constituency work, and some "restricted information... [18 Jun 2008]
Single-sign-on system makes sense for logistics firm
News D is for DDoS Ratcliffe told silicon that requests for password resets were running at 400 per month. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets [21 Apr 2008]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News D is for DDoS Mick Gorrill, assistant commissioner at the ICO, added in a statement: "It is essential that before a company allows personal information to leave its premises on a laptop there are adequate security procedures in place to protect... [25 Jan 2008]
Police seek full costs of HMRC CD search
News D is for DDoS The password-protected CDs contain the names, addresses, dates of birth and national insurance numbers of the entire HMRC child benefit database. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [14 Jan 2008]
Top 10 security stories of the year
News D is for DDoS After losing an unencrypted CD containing the personal pension details of 15,000 people, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) went on to lose the details of 25 million child benefit recipients after two password-protected CDs were sent... [13 Dec 2007]
Hack forces Fasthosts to change user passwords
News D is for DDoS Fasthosts subsequently implemented automatic password change to every customer which did not change their control panel and FTP passwords. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [03 Dec 2007]
UK businesses shunning encryption tech?
News D is for DDoS Two password-protected CDs containing information from the child benefit database were sent unrecorded and unregistered by a junior HMRC official through courier TNT to the National Audit Office on 18 October but never arrived and... [03 Dec 2007]
HMRC data breach prompts password and PIN changes
News D is for DDoS But customers using their child's name or date of birth as a password - information which is contained in the lost records - are advised to think strongly about changing them. It emerged last week that HMRC has lost two password... [29 Nov 2007]
ICO: HMRC breach - where were the tech safeguards?
News D is for DDoS The loss by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of two password-protected CDs containing 25 million personal details of those who claim and receive child benefit was a major blow for privacy, according to assistant information... [23 Nov 2007]
How did 25 million records get 'lost in the post'?
News D is for DDoS But Darling told MPs this week: "It now appears that, following a further request from the NAO in October for information from the child benefit database, again at a junior level and again contrary to all HMRC standing procedures, two... [21 Nov 2007]
Missing: 25 million child benefit records
News D is for DDoS Two password-protected CDs containing the child benefit information were sent unrecorded and unregistered by a junior HMRC official through courier TNT to the National Audit Office on 18 October but never arrived and have not been found. [20 Nov 2007]
Phishers snare Salesforce.com data
News D is for DDoS Salesforce.com is refusing to reveal details of a security breach caused when one of its employees surrendered their password in a phishing attack against the company. Details of Salesforce.com's customers were stolen as a result of... [08 Nov 2007]
Junos Cookbook: Basic Router Security and Access Control
White Paper In the last few years, routers have increasingly become targets of malicious hackers attempting to launch Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) and other attacks across the Internet. A hacker in control of the router can reconfigure the system and... [17 Oct 2007]
Businesses tackle laptop theft data security risks
News D is for DDoS Graham Yellowley, director of technology services at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International, said: "The laptop is password protected at boot time and all data is accessed from the servers located at our main site using Citrix as a... [15 May 2007]
Virus alert: Rbot sets your webcam to spy on you
News A new worm has been discovered in the wild that's not just settling for invading users' PCs - it wants to invade their homes too. The Rbot-GR virus follows a fairly traditional malware route of exploiting Microsoft security vulnerabilities and... [23 Aug 2004]
