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Comment The whole area of data protection and data breaches has often seemed too complex for our famously techno-phobic MPs to grasp. Of course, there're no easy votes in a data breaches law and no easy photo opportunity for any politician who might want... [27 Feb 2008]
Why UK must pass data leak law now
News The message is in line with silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign which has been calling for a rethink of law in this area to improve the reporting of data breaches so that companies have to reveal it when they lose sensitive data.silicon.com's... [10 Aug 2007]
UK data laws need 'Californication'
News The data breach legislation in The Golden State has since been followed by similar moves from other US states and has forced businesses to take data security seriously - and given consumers the tools to protect themselves against fraud.silicon.com... [24 Sep 2007]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: Don't let sleeping data dogs lie
Comment Californian law obliges companies to come clean about data breaches. There a law known as SB 1386 obliges state agencies or businesses to disclose data security breaches to residents if their unencrypted personal information may have been compromised. [04 Sep 2007]
Lords take fresh look at data security
News The government's response to the original report rejected many of the committee's recommendations - including its calls for the introduction of a data breach notification law, a move backed by silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign.silicon.com's... [22 Feb 2008]
Locking down financial security
Comment Thirty per cent of banks reported repeated internal breaches, with varying severity, in the past year. But losses from online fraud continue to rise. While banks mull the external fraud problem, some concerns over internal financial security might... [24 Dec 2007]
Data breach laws 'need to be fair'
News He added data breaches are a "serious business" which damage consumers and also cause brand damage so businesses need to be given some leeway to deal with such situations and re-evaluate how they use data.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign... [19 Sep 2007]
Fraudsters steal 2,000 credit card details
News Plus: Read our leader about whether financial services firms should devulge details of security breaches. A statement issued by MasterCard said: "In order to protect cardholders, MasterCard and its card-issuing banks operate state-of-the-art, multi... [26 Apr 2006]
Loan company loses data on 1.3 million students
News The incident is the latest in a long string of data security breaches. About 1.3 million customers of a Texas provider of student loans are at risk of ID fraud, after a contractor lost computer equipment with sensitive information on them. [02 Jun 2006]
MasterCard scandal: Worst data theft ever?
News James Van Dyke, principal analyst at Javelin Strategy & Research in Pleasanton, California, said: "In sheer numbers, this is probably one of the largest data security breaches. The security breach at the company was discovered using tools that... [20 Jun 2005]
SMEs in dark over data protection
News Only 22 per cent of SMEs surveyed are aware the Act requires them to keep customer information accurate and up to date, according to research commissioned by the ICO.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants... [11 Oct 2007]
HSBC customers hit by Bangalore breach
News Sunil Mehta, VP of India's IT industry body Nasscom, insisted such security breaches are not unique to offshore operations and can happen in any country. Nasscom will work with the legal authorities in the UK and India to ensure that those... [27 Jun 2006]
Liberty Alliance pursues identity theft
News In the wake of several high-profile data breaches, the Liberty Alliance is branching out to take on identity theft. A larger, collaborative effort is welcome, said James Van Dyke, a principal analyst at Javelin Strategy & Research, which publishes... [14 Jun 2005]
Help plug the data leaks - sign the e-petition
News At the moment, if a company loses the sensitive data it holds on its customers, there is no obligation for it to warn the individuals put at risk - something that silicon.com thinks should change.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we... [30 Jul 2007]
Lax security shaming UK businesses
News According to the Department of Trade and Industry's latest Information security breaches survey, which was conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), 73 per cent of senior management think security is extremely important, but only 25 per cent... [16 Apr 2002]
