Tag: Data Protection (Page 2)
EU to enter talks with US over data sharing and privacy protection
Talks which will determine the way in which private data is handled and secured by the European Union (EU) and the US, in the fight against international organised crime and terrorism, are set to begin. The procession towards the talks was put in motion by the European Commission (EC) back in May this year and the goal is to ensure that the storage, transfer and use of data enacted as …
Notable rise of in-house data theft recorded
The percentage of employees who steal data from their employers has jumped upwards according to a survey in which respondents were asked whether or not they would consider the theft of secrets in the event of being dismissed from their positions. Over 1000 people took part in a survey conducted in the UK by Imperva and it was discovered that 70 per cent of those questioned had already planned to …
Expert warns of data loss damage to SMBs
Small and medium size businesses (SMBs) are at the greatest risk of collapse, following a serious incident of data loss as the result of a disaster or security breach, according to tech expert Susan Campbell. Campbell is concerned that many SMBs fail to grasp the potential severity of data loss when on-site systems are taken down and she cites figures which show that an alarming 70 per cent of developing …
Data protection of growing significance to businesses, study finds
Research has discovered that many more businesses and organisations are now prioritising data protection and IT security when compared with the levels seen in 2008. CompTIA published a study looking at global information security trends and concluded that 50 per cent of groups now see data protection as a real priority. This is an increase of 15 per cent compared to 2008 and a further 12 per cent jump is …
Freedom of information requests could apply to government contractors
Private sector firms which handled data for public sector organisations could come under the remit of Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation, if a Cabinet Office Review carried out by Southampton University’s Nigel Shadbolt find in favour of this proposal. The revision to enforce data transparency if private businesses are working on the government’s dime was proposed as part of the Lib Dem manifesto before the election and the party is …
Reappraisal of EU data protection legislation urged
Peter Hustinx, the man who carries the title of European Data Protection Supervisor, has called for the European Commission (EC) to look at the current legislation which governs the handling of data across the continent and update any of the rulings which have become irrelevant over time. Mr Hustinx said that with a massive expansion in the amount of private data being handled by businesses and public sector organisations, it …
Google’s covert data theft re-examined by ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is to reinitiate its examination of the way in which Google’s Street View vehicles harvested private data, including email addresses and passwords, while touring the UK in order to establish whether or not legal action against the search giant is necessary. Two months ago the ICO deemed Google to have been innocent of serious if unintentional data theft because it conluded the collection of information …
NHS to hand control of private data over to patients
In a radical new initiative, the government could completely alter the way in which data relating to NHS patients is controlled, giving individual citizens the right to monitor and limit access to their own information, rather than leaving it in the direct care of the health service. This news has been made public as part of a white paper published with the aim of creating a revolutionary new way of …
ICO seeking greater investigative and punitive powers
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is seeking to earn greater powers to help curtail the actions of those individuals and businesses which breach the terms of the Data Protection Act (DPA), through inadequate security, data loss or theft. The latest news from within the organisation is that it will be requesting the ability to impose custodial sentences on offenders, rather than the current fines, which are the maximum applicable penalty …
Survey identifies data loss risk areas
A new report into data loss has found that businesses are at greatest risk from employees, with internal mistakes or malicious activity contravening data loss prevention policy and security systems. An international study authored by Trend Micro shows that UK businesses, as well as those based in the US and the Far East, are amongst some of the most progressive in the world when it comes to dealing with data …
