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UK consumers demand data breach disclosure
News The majority of respondents to a survey carried out by Ipsos MORI for database security company Secerno felt institutions that have suffered a breach should inform customers automatically, with more than 82 per cent... [17 Apr 2007]
Data breach notification laws are 'just the start'
News Any UK data breach notification laws are just the start of addressing the wider identity theft problem, according to a group of security experts. We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to... [23 Oct 2007]
'Stronger data breach laws needed in Asia'
News Governments in Asia need stronger data-breach laws to ensure businesses improve the security of their customer data, according to a senior CA executive. Strong data-breach laws would also ensure... [28 Sep 2007]
2008 Study on the Uncertainty of Data Breach Detection: Report of IT Practitioners in the United Kingdom
White Paper First, the process of notifying every customer of a data breach that perhaps involved only a portion of these individuals can be an unnecessary and major expense. Second, it demonstrates that the organization was not... [11 Jun 2009]
Inland Revenue shuts online tax site after security breach
News The government has closed down the Inland Revenue's online tax filing service because of fears over a security breach. According the BBC, an Inland Revenue spokesperson said the reports of a security... [30 May 2002]
Payment cards: Top target in data breach attacks
News Last year, 295 million records were compromised and there were 90 confirmed breaches, the Verizon Business 2009 Data Breach Investigations report found. PIN data stolen in a breach at payment processor... [16 Apr 2009]
Tech companies back data breach law
News An exclusive peek at the preliminary results ofa survey of Intellect members on the subject of data breach notification shows just over half are in favour of legislation - and the same proportion said such legislation... [02 Oct 2007]
2008 Study on the Uncertainty of Data Breach Detection in the United States
White Paper A recent data breach involving Lending Tree, a mortgage lender, illustrates the risk posed by the malicious insider. According to reports of the breach, outside loan companies may have accessed... [11 Jun 2009]
Security breach strikes student loan site
News The US Department of Education (DoE) has disabled the online payment feature for its Federal Student Aid site, following a security breach that could affect up to 21,000 borrowers. A US House of Representatives committee... [25 Aug 2006]
How to recover from a data breach
Comment The Privacy Commissioner has outlined the key steps, broken down into four key steps: breach containment and preliminary assessment; evaluation of the risks associated with the breach; notification; and... [09 Feb 2009]
UK banking firms in breach of FSA email regulations
News The breakdown shows that for the financial services sector, 25 per cent of companies can not retrieve emails after three years, putting them in breach of Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulations. [28 Jun 2004]
UK banks escape punishment over India data breach
News UK banks will not face any action over a data breach in an Indian call centre last year, where an undercover newspaper reporter was allegedly sold bank and credit card details of 1,000 customers. The UK's data protection... [13 Jan 2006]
WHSmith settles out of court for software breach
News George Gardiner, partner at law firm Tarlo Lyons, said: "A large organisation like WHSmith, by simple fact of its size, will make mistakes, but if this had been a flagrant breach the BSA would have taken them to court. [18 Apr 2000]
Prisoner data breach firm paid £100m
News The management consultancy firm at the centre of the latest government data breach storm has been paid almost £100m over three years for its services by the Home Office and its agencies, with individual consultants from... [22 Aug 2008]
Is this the largest security breach ever?
News Heartland Payment Systems, which processes payroll and credit card payments for more than 250,000 businesses, reported Tuesday that consumer credit card data was exposed in what may be the largest security breach ever. [21 Jan 2009]
