data breach
RSS data breachICO: Data breach law moves closer
News Deputy information commissioner David Smith said proposals to revise the EU's ePrivacy Directive could be the "catalyst" needed to get data breach notification into UK law. Smith said: "There is... [03 Jul 2008]
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... [23 Oct 2007]
Data breach laws 'make companies serious about security'
Comment California's data breach law has forced organisations to take data security seriously - and has given consumers the tools to protect themselves against fraud, according to one of the... [03 Sep 2007]
Data breach at Virgin prompts encryption order
News The loss, which occurred in May, constitutes a breach of the Data Protection Act, according to the ICO. A spokesman for Virgin Media said the telco had a policy in place to use encryption before the... [30 Sep 2008]
Data breach laws 'need to be fair'
News Any UK data breach legislation must not single out businesses or consumers but be fair to both, according to a security company chief. Phillip Dunkelberger, president and CEO of data... [19 Sep 2007]
Data breach victims get the mushroom treatment
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... [25 Sep 2008]
Data Breach Notification Laws Highlight the Need for Spyware Detection Capability
White Paper Unfortunately, data breach notification laws have received far less attention, even though noncompliance with such laws can create dire financial consequences for your business. Download this informative... [18 Mar 2009]
Data breach hits thousands of motorists
News Another week, another data breach. We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to... [12 Dec 2007]
Data breach rules 'creating uncertainty for execs'
News Earlier this month silicon.com launched its Full Disclosure campaign, calling for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a... [24 Jul 2007]
Dear silicon.com... Data breach row, hotel iMac, wi-fi piggybacking: yay or nay?
Comment UK's worst security breach Then there are the potenial threats to the security of the data on your own machine. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news... [22 Nov 2007]
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... [02 Oct 2007]
How to clean up after a data breach
News Any organisation trying to cope with the consequences of a data breach should beware of get bogged down in the details, according to a former US Air Force major. The US Air Force experienced a... [19 Sep 2007]
Revealed: The full cost of a corporate data breach
News Data breaches cost businesses nearly £50 for each customer record lost, with one UK company revealing the cost of a recent data breach hit £3.8m. Research sponsored by PGP and Symantec... [25 Feb 2008]
EU privacy law shake-up to force data breach confessions
News European data protection supervisor Peter Hustinx said there is growing pressure within the European Parliament to create a data breach notification law as part of a shake-up of privacy... [28 Oct 2008]
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... [11 Jun 2009]
