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Have lessons of last year's HMRC fiasco sunk in?

Safeguarding privacy requires a good understanding of both technology and human psychology, says Nigel Jones 20 Nov 2008

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Another buzzword to muddy the water

IT buyers should beware vendors offering governance, risk management and compliance solutions because what they are selling does not exist 08 Oct 2008

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MI5 palmtop stolen from open window

Device believed to contain information on terrorism was encrypted 03 Oct 2008

UK banking fraud soars in 2008

Apacs reports overall losses of £300m in the first six months 01 Oct 2008

Government backs central e-crime unit

Baroness Scotland calls for coordinated national response 01 Oct 2008

Virgin Media guilty of Data Protection breach

Company ordered to encrypt all portable devices 30 Sep 2008

CSOs urged to dispel security myths

Gartner warns of damaging misconceptions 29 Sep 2008

ISC2 scheme to nurture security skills

CSSLP programme designed to improve the credentials of software developers 25 Sep 2008

Royal Marsden improves remote data access

Hospital staff can access information on patients via secure system 22 Sep 2008

Security know-how must reach the widest audience

Raj Samani says that if IT systems are to become more robust, users need to be empowered 18 Sep 2008

West Midlands Police loses data stick

IPCC to investigate latest in a long line of public sector data losses 16 Sep 2008

Union warns council staff not to provide fingerprints

Westminster Council staff are being advised not to cooperate with new biometrics plans 12 Sep 2008

PA Consulting keeps children's database contract

Disgraced firm will continue to work on ContactPoint project 12 Sep 2008

Encore project aims to boost user privacy

New initiative will research ways to protect personal data on the internet 12 Sep 2008

New group to tackle economics of security

Government-backed special interest group will discuss 'wide range of issues' 11 Sep 2008

Government terminates PA Consulting contract

Contractor blames rogue employee 10 Sep 2008

Payment card security standard under fire

PCI DSS a "joke", according to security expert 10 Sep 2008

Troop movements found on USB stick

MoD tally of lost USB sticks or PDAs this year reaches 58 10 Sep 2008

5,000 prison worker records lost

Government not informed for a year amid fears records could be used to track workers 08 Sep 2008

Reading FC announces new security signing

Club hires Sourcefire to clean up at the back and ensure PCI compliance 04 Sep 2008

NHS clinicians risking patient data

Doctors carrying unprotected USB sticks with confidential patient information 04 Sep 2008

Ipswich NHS Trust consolidates on Sophos

Hospital signs with single provider for all web and email security 02 Sep 2008

ICO urges firms to step up privacy controls

UK privacy watchdog wants data safeguards built into new technology projects 28 Aug 2008

Royal College of Physicians improves database security

Secerno solution protects medical organisation's 22,000 members 28 Aug 2008

Help people protect themselves

Educating individuals on protecting their data will help implementation of new systems, says Richard Steel 28 Aug 2008

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