Tag: Data Loss
Data Loss Results in Convicted Murderer Getting a Re-trial
It has been confirmed that Randy Chavianowho, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2009 after being convicted of second degree murder will be given a new trial. Chavianowho, who is from Florida, USA, was found guilty of fatally shooting Carlos Acosta. Lawyers who were working on an appeal case discovered that the majority of the court transcripts from his trial could not be found. It soon became apparent …
78% Of British Businesses Experience Data Loss In Last 12 Months.
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity are concepts not taken seriously enough by many company boards. A survey released by EMC revealed that the UK is not giving DR the focus it arguably merits. According to the survey 78% of UK organisations have experienced data loss in the last 12 months. This is higher than the European average of 54%. The affects of IT outages must me made clear to CEOs …
What Are Your Digital Assets Worth To You?
A survey in the States has revealed some shocking results demonstrating that Americans have a tendency to not bother backing up their data. The survey was conducted by Wakefield Research and found that 51% of Americans have experienced a computer crash leading to them loosing all of their digital files. More than one-third admitted they had never backed up their computers or haven’t done so in the last twelve months. …
Data loss affects 800 hospital patients
It has been revealed that East Surrey hospital in Redhill have lost an unencrypted USB memory stick that contains confidential records of 800 patients. The data loss was revealed in the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS trust annual report which stated that it had occurred in September 2010. Local press who have access to this document reported that the unencrypted USB memory stick contained information regarding patients’ dates of birth, …
The Sun Suffers Data Breach
A Hacking attack on the Sun’s website has lead to thousands of people’s data being compromised. News International who oversee the publication of the paper has emailed thousands of people to let them know that hackers have stolen their personal details and have posted them publically on the popular hacking site, Pastebin. An email sent on Monday evening by the director of customer care for News International, Chris Duncan stated …
Cyber Security – The No.1 Priority
According to PwC’s Private Company Trendsetter Barometer security is currently the number one IT priority. Cloud Computing was ranked in fifth place on the list of “areas of likely IT investment” with areas such as “next generation data management & analysis,” “enterprise mobility” and “social media/networking” ranking ahead. An obvious link exists here with many still holding huge reservations with regards to trusting external providers. “There still exists a level …
X-Factor Suffers Data Breach
In a week that has been dominated by the huge data breach suffered by Sony, which has resulted in over 100 million user details being compromised, it seems cyber criminals have turned their attentions to another well known brand. This week hackers successfully broke into the Fox Networks computer systems and stole the details of over 250,000 acts who applied for this year’s show in the U.S. This has resulted …
Sony Hack
Sony has undergone a second hack just two weeks after the initial attack took place, meaning another 25million accounts may have been compromised on top of the original 77million. This second wave of attacks comes just days after the top Sony directors made a traditional Japanese apology in a board meeting. “We deeply apologise for the inconvenience we have caused,” said Kazup Hirai (one of the executives which took a …
Sony admits to huge potential data theft
Users of the Sony online gaming network could have had their personal information stolen, following on from last week’s online attack. The hack which occurred on the 20th April has left the network offline since, which has angered many of its users. This admission by Sony will heighten the concern of its members, by what already has been termed “a PR Disaster” by one technology consultant. Only today has Sony …
Study finds Data Loss has affected 39% of Financial Organisations
A recent study released by Informatica, a world leading data integration specialist, states that 39% of financial organisations have experienced data loss or theft. Of those firms affected, 87% said that it had a serious impact on their business and their operations. When it comes to protecting customer data, of the all the firms researched, 74 % admitted to having very little confidence in their company’s ability to protect this …
