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Unencrypted details of 43,000 pupils on stolen laptop
News Wigan Council has agreed to encrypt all data on portable devices in future after a laptop containing the unencrypted details of approximately 43,000 pupils across Wigan was stolen. ZDNet UK has more on... [07 Sep 2009]
Strengthening Enterprise Security Through Notebook Encryption
White Paper In assessing the risk to the business, Intel IT determined that a single major notebook related data breach could cost USD 5 million or more in direct costs alone, its solution was to encrypt all corporate notebooks, so... [05 Aug 2009]
Dear Google: 'Better protection please in Google Apps'
News However, Google doesn't offer the ability to encrypt potentially sensitive data created in other Google apps like Docs or Calendar by default, which means the communications could be stolen or snooped on... [17 Jun 2009]
Mobile working needs a security rethink
Comment Even fewer organisations bother to encrypt data in storage, with only 53 per cent of respondents saying they encrypt data at rest. With this in mind, it's a surprise to see that nearly 30 per cent of... [16 Mar 2009]
Lawyers and Data Security - Why They Just Don't Get It!
White Paper Data security advice from the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK is to encrypt any information held electronically if it will cause damage or distress if it's lost or stolen. One common... [12 Feb 2009]
Hospital bitten by watchdog over stolen laptops
News The ICO has required Brent PCT to sign a formal undertaking to encrypt all portable and mobile devices used to transmit personal information and to train staff in data security.silicon.com Public Sector [06 Feb 2009]
Regulators cracking down on outsourcers
Comment The ICO held M&S responsible for the failure to encrypt the laptop even though the theft was from the third party. For example, memory sticks can now hold vast amounts of sensitive data, yet can easily be lost or... [09 Sep 2008]
"Shambolic" security behind Home Office data breach
News This latest loss means that sensitive data on over half the UK's population has been lost over the last 12 months… You've got to take human error out of the loop and encrypt data automatically on disks, or when it's... [27 Aug 2008]
Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News The ICO took enforcement action against Marks and Spencer in January for breaching the data protection act by failing to encrypt staff information on a stolen laptop. The Information Commissioner's... [30 Jun 2008]
Encrypting Critical Backup Data
White Paper Given the recent spate of high-profile cases where lost or stolen backup tapes exposed thousands of confidential health and financial records, the need to encrypt sensitive data has taken on even greater... [10 May 2008]
Laptop theft breaks data protection law
News The ICO said SFS should have taken steps to encrypt the information on the laptop in order to keep it secure - but did not impose any fine on the company. The laptop was stolen from Moore Stephens... [21 Feb 2008]
Lost Revenue CDs 'worth £1.5bn to criminals'
News My understanding, from talking to some of the specialists involved, is that IT specialists, mostly freelancers, are needed to encrypt data. Liberal Democrat acting leader Vince Cable, speaking in the House of Commons,... [29 Nov 2007]
Leader: Laptop theft is everybody's problem
Leader Encrypt laptops, provide users with locks to deter opportunists and better educate staff about the threats. The overall trend is upwards - more laptops and more data are being stolen every day across the... [21 May 2007]
Businesses tackle laptop theft data security risks
News Ian Auger, head of IT and communications at ITN, said: "We don't encrypt but we do have technology to remotely erase the hard disk on a stolen machine. An exclusive investigation by silicon.com earlier... [15 May 2007]
Transparent Data Encryption
White Paper One solution is to encrypt the sensitive data in the database and store the encryption keys in a separate location; without the keys, any stolen data is worthless. Protecting the data from attacks and... [11 Oct 2006]
