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News The government launched its consultation on the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) powers and funding following the Data Sharing Review, which recommended that the ICO be given more money and authority to fine organisations for "reckless... [17 Jul 2008]
UK must overhaul data sharing rules
News The Data Sharing Review found that measures were needed to restore public trust in the way Whitehall handles information in the wake of high profiled data breaches, such as HM Revenue & Customs losing 25 million people's personal data and the... [11 Jul 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News The October loss saw two serious breaches of policy, relating to the lack of authorisation for disclosure of the full data and its being sent via untraceable internal mail. HMRC should report any breaches of security promptly, something that did... [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News The report said laptops had been used in breach of MoD encryption policy and pointed out ongoing data protection breaches within the MoD. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is taking enforcement action against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC... [25 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.05.08
Round-Up Breaches of this policy are taken seriously. And over at the head offices of HM Revenue & Customs, life is returning to normal. After all, there are small businesses and middle-class citizens to tax heavily. [02 May 2008]
600 HMRC workers caught snooping
News Kennedy said the breaches related to less than one per cent of just over 90,000 staff. Breaches of this policy are taken seriously. The government faced condemnation after it emerged that 600 staff at Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have... [01 May 2008]
Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame
News Of the 1,025 respondents, 66 per cent said their trust in government departments had decreased due to information breaches such as the loss of 25 million personal records by HM Revenue & Customs last year. [30 Apr 2008]
Global security spend to hit $10.5bn
News The need for businesses to be compliant with government regulations, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, remains a significant factor driving security-spending decisions, where investments are justified simply because the damage from breaches is... [28 Apr 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News Organisations continue to lose sensitive personal data - despite high profile cases such as the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach, and the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has warned chief executives to protect staff and customers... [22 Apr 2008]
Data breaches: Don't blame 'stupid' employees
News Ashenden's speech made reference to several recent high-profile security breaches, including the exposure of 25 million individual's records by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in November last year, and the loss of an MoD laptop containing the records... [03 Apr 2008]
Securing and Tracking Business Information With Oracle Information Rights Management
White Paper Data breaches and information leaks can lead to customer losses, decreased revenue, lawsuits, and damaged reputations. When sensitive or confidential documents can be untraceably opened, copied and forwarded anywhere, organizations face a... [28 Mar 2008]
'Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC
News More recently, silicon.com won a significant victory in its Full Disclosure campaign to make government toughen its data protection legislation and improve the reporting of security breaches. Scores of "data guardians" have been employed to protect... [29 Feb 2008]
Lords take fresh look at data security
News But since the response was published in October last year, the government has been hit by high-profile data breaches such as the loss of confidential data by HM Revenue & Customs. The government's response to the original report rejected many of... [22 Feb 2008]
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Comment So this is normal: "Data breaches: No more than normal" This is definitely little more than a revenue raising scheme for Livingstone as it is broadly punitive with no regard for circumstance. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are... [21 Feb 2008]
Data breaches: No more than normal
News The Information Commissioner's Office has said that the rash of data-breach reports in the past five months is due not to more data breaches - but to more people admitting to them. The spokesperson said: "More people are stepping forward as they... [18 Feb 2008]
