data protection act hackers
Top 10 tips to stop wireless hackers
News Recent surveys have revealed the increasing threat of hackers getting access to wireless local area networks (WLANs). Attacks come from hackers driving around in dense WLAN areas, such as the City of... [06 Mar 2002]
Call to increase online data protection for teens
News H is for Hackers But the CDD and others want the FTC to go further by expanding the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (Coppa) to cover teens between 13 and 18 years old. The rules... [10 Apr 2008]
Orange pulled up by privacy watchdog
News H is for Hackers Orange and Littlewoods have been found to be in breach of the data protection act (DPA) by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Both companies... [22 Jun 2007]
ICO: Make 'reckless' data loss an offence
News H is for Hackers In a document submitted to government, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a... [31 Jan 2008]
Foreign Office admits data breach
News H is for Hackers The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has been found to have breached the Data Protection Act following an investigation. The FCO has signed a... [14 Nov 2007]
Downing St responds to silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign
News H is for Hackers The UK's data protection watchdog already published new guidelines for individuals to better understand how and why organisations use their data under... [10 Dec 2007]
Criminal IT: The crime you can still get away with
Comment Other than in a very few related laws - such as the laws of data protection and a minor part of the terrorism law - this is still the main legislative instrument to prosecute hackers.... [28 Apr 2005]
Carphone Warehouse in data protection breach
News H is for Hackers We take these matters very seriously indeed, and as soon as these concerns were brought to our attention we took immediate steps to resolve them and to ensure we are fully compliant with the... [16 Jan 2008]
'Big Brother IT' fuels workplace stress
News H is for Hackers He said: "The Data Protection Act offers woeful protection for employees and I would call on the government to present greater... [08 Jan 2008]
City firms wide open to drive-by hacks
News This 50 per cent increase leaves 131 networks freely accessible by hackers. The seventh principle of the Data Protection Act essentially says IT directors have to keep... [01 May 2002]
Terrorism law unites hackers and terrorists
News The Act has been criticised for being too vague in its definition of motivation, which could lead to have-a-go hackers facing prosecution. An act of terrorism using a computer is almost... [19 Feb 2001]
Microsoft denies SP2 flaw is a danger
News Peter Lindstrom, a research director at Spire Security, observed that the Data Execution Protection vulnerability is unlikely to be seized upon by hackers. Last week, Positive reported... [03 Feb 2005]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News H is for Hackers The ICO found that M&S breached the Data Protection Act by not taking appropriate measures to ensure the security of its data by making... [25 Jan 2008]
Tech and US government building cyber defence
Comment The enemies of freedom use the same techniques as hackers do. We must be as diligent and determined as hackers are. The tougher stance answered many critics' calls for legislating responsible security... [04 Dec 2003]
Vendors hype up compliance fears
Comment H is for Hackers What he's taken to doing now is getting an undertaking from individuals and organisations that have breached the Data Protection Act, and naming and... [08 Apr 2008]
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