government breaches
Government racks up 100 data breaches
News Whitehall has suffered a further 30 data breaches since it lost 25 million people's details last November. Wills told Parliament: "The Commissioner encourages organisations to report serious data breaches to his office, although there is no legal... [24 Jun 2008]
Security breaches hit government databases
News Computer security breaches at a number of central government departments in the last year have led to confidential database records being compromised, silicon.com can reveal. Other government departments that have claimed there have been no... [31 Oct 2006]
Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame
News The British Computing Society has criticised the government, claiming its high-profile data breaches have eroded public trust. The criticism follows a number of high-profile UK government data breaches recently, including the HMRC loss, numerous... [30 Apr 2008]
silicon.com victory in Full Disclosure data campaign
News silicon.com has won a significant victory in its Full Disclosure campaign to make government toughen its data protection legislation and improve the reporting of security breaches.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for... [31 Jan 2008]
Stolen MoD laptop contains 600,000 records
News A Ministry of Defence (MoD) laptop containing personal data about 600,000 people has been stolen in the latest security breach to hit the government.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government... [21 Jan 2008]
Full Disclosure - silicon.com launches data breaches campaign
Comment Today silicon.com launches its Full Disclosure campaign with the aim of making businesses and government take data security more seriously by improving the reporting of serious information security breaches. [16 Jul 2007]
Whitehall staff banned from removing laptops
News All Whitehall staff have been banned from removing laptops containing unencrypted personal data from offices in the wake of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) data loss.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants... [22 Jan 2008]
MoD admits to more laptop thefts
News The Ministry of Defence has had two further laptops stolen, admitted Defence Secretary Des Browne.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review its data protection legislation and... [22 Jan 2008]
Leader: It's time for a data breach disclosure law
Leader The law has since been adopted by other US states.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review its data protection legislation and improve the reporting of information security breaches... [22 Nov 2007]
UK must overhaul data sharing rules
News Whitehall has neither the framework nor the leadership to properly protect the public's personal data, a review by Information Commissioner Richard Thomas and Mark Walport, director of the Wellcome Trust has found.silicon.com's Full Disclosure... [11 Jul 2008]
Data breaches misunderstood by gov't, say Lords
News Lord Erroll, a member of the committee, hit out at the government's reaction to the committee's report into personal internet security, saying the government had failed to react appropriately.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are... [01 Nov 2007]
Gov't fails to keep court data locked up
News The data breach is the latest incident in an exhausting list of government security breaches, which includes the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patients' records, the DVLA losing three million learner drivers' details and the HMRC losing 25... [23 Jan 2008]
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]
Know your data rights, says watchdog
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new guidelines for individuals to better understand how and why organisations use their data under the current Data Protection Act.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are... [08 Aug 2007]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News Smith added that it was important for government departments to put in interim measures to guard against data breaches, such as carrying around the minimum amount of information, while carrying out the lengthy process of encrypting all personal data. [03 Jul 2008]
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