Data protection

Nursery School Loses Pupils’ Data… On Tape

The ICO has slammed a Wolverhampton nursery school which lost records on a tape

12 years ago

ICO Demands Jail Sentence For Web Gambling Sting

The Information Commissioner has fined a man for selling the personal details of online bingo players

12 years ago

Are You Operating A Legal Cloud?

Cloud computing did not exist when data protection regulations came in. John Roberts of Redstone explains how to keep within…

12 years ago

Facebook Faces Irish Data Protection Probe

Facebook is bracing itself for a data protection audit in Ireland that could result in an £87,000 fine

13 years ago

Dell Targets Endpoint With Expanded Encryption Suite

Dell has updated its data protection encryption suite to help businesses with endpoint security

13 years ago

Imation Unveils Scalable Data Protection Appliance

Imation has launched a scalable storage solution geared towards helping SMBs with data recovery

13 years ago

Data Masking Touted As Protection For Sensitive Info

Data masking should be utilised more to protect a business's sensitive data from security risks

13 years ago

Government Prodded Over Personal Data Protection

The Equality and Human Rights Commission says government needs to overhaul its data protection regime

13 years ago

Acronis Looks To SMBs With Updated Backup Tool

Acronis has upgraded its disaster recovery platform with the release of Backup & Recovery 11

13 years ago

Google Launches Online Identity Tracker Tool

Web users can now use an online tool to alert them to when they are mentioned on social networking sites

13 years ago

Citigroup Breach Exposes 210,000 Customer Details

Citigroup has confirmed it has been hit by hackers who have exposed the details of thousands of customers

13 years ago

ICO Slaps Two Charities Over Data Breaches

Two charities breached data protection rules by failing to encrypt computer equipment that was then stolen

13 years ago

High Street Banks Flout Data Protection Rules

A study from the Which? Money has warned that British banks are regularly breaching data protection rules

13 years ago

ICO Publishes Data Sharing Code Of Practice

The Information Commissioner has issued advice to organisations on how to use personal data responsibly

13 years ago

Infosec: ICO Denies Fining One Percent Of Breaches

The Information Commissioner lets 99 percent of firms get away with breaches, says ViaSat. The ICO disputes the figure

13 years ago

BP Spills Personal Data Of 13,000 Oil Leak Victims

Black marks for BP as a laptop goes missing with details of compensation claimants from last year's oil spill

13 years ago

Lawyers Seek To Block Twitter Data Handover

Twitter's lawyers are trying to block US authorities from accessing personal data as part of a WikiLeaks probe

13 years ago

Google Must Prepare For Bigger Fines Over WiSpy

France has set a precedent. How long before other countries and states begin holding their hands out to Google, asks…

13 years ago

ICO Bares Its Teeth With Fifth Data Breach Fine

Another firm will be punished for breaching the Data Protection Act, as the ICO prepares its next fine

13 years ago

Metadata Could Tame Unstructured Information

Organisations are drowning in unstructured data - the only way to get control is metadata, says IDC

13 years ago

Cloud Computing Remains A Hazy Concept In Europe

Fears about personal data privacy and security are delaying the adoption of cloud computing in Europe, says Wayne Rash

13 years ago

In A World Of Their Own

Workers who discuss sensitive data in public places are at risk of causing serious data breaches, warns Wendy Goucher

13 years ago

‘Generation Gmail’ Threatens Corporate Data Security

People under the age of 25 send work-related emails from their personal accounts and leak company information

13 years ago

SMBs Risk Data Loss From Lack Of Preparation

A Symantec survey has found that many SMBs are risking data loss by being unprepared for disasters

13 years ago

Blue Coat Targets SMB Protection With ProxyOne

Blue Coat is touting the ability of its ProxyOne appliance to protect SMBs from growing online threats

13 years ago

Storage Admins To Increase Data Protection Budget

Storage administrators are set to allocate an increasing amount of their budget for data protection

13 years ago

EU Criticises US ‘Lack Of Interest’ In Data Protection

Viviane Reding has highlighted a clash between US and European attitudes to data privacy regulation

13 years ago

‘Do It Yourself’ IT Experts Threaten UK Businesses

UK businesses are at risk as employees use online software and cloud computing services to access company data

13 years ago

EC Calls For Greater Cloud Data Security

Europe's digital commissioner, Neelie Kroes, wants better data protection in the cloud

13 years ago

Most Businesses Failing To Erase Sensitive Data

Most businesses are failing to 'retire' their sensitive data, according to a new survey from Kroll Ontrack

13 years ago