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ICO gets tough on unreported data breaches

The ICO this week confirmed 818 breaches of data security had been reported since November 2007, with nearly a third of all breaches (262) the result of theft. Such instances often occurred where “personal information was held on unencrypted portable devices.”

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 14:47 by InfoSecurityNews

Tags: Public Technology
Mobile security demand driven by Encryption

According to Juniper Research’s new report – ‘Endpoint Security for Desktops, Laptops & Mobile Devices 2009-2014’ - the value of data on mobile handsets is set for exponential growth.

Published Tue, Jan 12 2010 15:11 by InfoSecurityNews

Tags: Public Technology
A third of data security breaches down to burglary and theft

Fines for reckless data breaches to focus minds at Board level to improve security

Published Fri, Nov 13 2009 11:59 by InfoSecurityNews

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Trust pledges to improve security

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has pledged to improve the security of patients’ personal information after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found it in breach of the Data Protection Act.

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 10:23 by InfoSecurityNews

Tags: Public Technology
NHS Trust to improve data handling follow sensitive data loss

Details of cancer patients go missing due to USB memory stick disappearance at one home counties Trust.

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 7:40 by InfoSecurityNews

Tags: Public Technology
PwC: UK lags global partners on data protection

UK public sector organisations are losing ground to those in many of their major overseas trading partners when it comes to protecting and securing data, says a new survey of more than 7,000 information security professionals across the globe.

Published Fri, Oct 16 2009 9:51 by InfoSecurityNews

Tags: Public Technology
Grampian NHS to improve security after breaching the Data Protection Act

Richard Carey, Chief Executive of Grampian NHS, has agreed to take action to comply with data security requirements by signing an Undertaking to assure the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that personal data will be kept securely in future.

Published Tue, Sep 15 2009 10:09 by InfoSecurityNews

Tags: Public Technology
London Borough of Sutton agrees to improve security after breaching Data Protection Act

London Borough of Sutton has agreed to take action to comply with data security requirements and has signed an Undertaking to assure the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that personal data will be kept securely in future.

Published Fri, Aug 28 2009 11:41 by InfoSecurityNews

Tags: Public Technology
Ipswich doctor agrees to improve security after breaching the Data Protection Act

Dr Paul Thomas, of Gipping Valley Practice, has agreed to take remedial action to comply with data security requirements, as well as signing an Undertaking to assure the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that sensitive personal information will be kept securely in future.

Published Thu, Aug 13 2009 9:36 by InfoSecurityNews

Tags: Public Technology
Information Commissioner warns NHS over putting patient data at risk

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is issuing further warnings to NHS bodies about the importance of data security, after finding five more NHS organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act. In one case, a ward hand-over sheet containing notes about patients’ health was left on a bus.

Published Mon, Jul 20 2009 10:11 by InfoSecurityNews

Tags: Public Technology