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The top five internal security threats

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Whitehall reports 30 data losses since November

Whitehall reports 30 data losses since November

The information commissioner has criticised further 'inexcusable' data losses in the public and private sectors since the HMRC fiasco in November more

Scottish Ambulance Service loses encrypted 999 disc

Scottish Ambulance Service loses encrypted 999 disc

The ambulance service has lost the emergency-call details of almost one million people on an encrypted disc more

Information commissioner to act against HMRC, MoD

Information commissioner to act against HMRC, MoD

The privacy watchdog will serve enforcement notices against two government departments over 'deplorable failures' to safeguard data more

Systemic failure blamed for HMRC data loss

Systemic failure blamed for HMRC data loss

Two reports have found the loss by HMRC of 25 million child-benefit claimant details was 'entirely avoidable' more

PGP: Encryption alone no cure for data breaches

PGP: Encryption alone no cure for data breaches

In the fight against security breaches, PGP chief executive Phil Dunkelberger cautions that encryption by itself is not the answer more

Keeping mobile data from going walkabout

Keeping mobile data from going walkabout

Mobile email is no longer the preserve of upper management but providing access to company information on the go has its risks more

Virgin Media loses 3,000 customers' details on CD

Virgin Media loses 3,000 customers' details on CD

The telecoms company claims to have contacted the 'vast majority' of customers whose personal and banking details were lost on an unencrypted CD more

MoD announces data-protection action plan

MoD announces data-protection action plan

The ministry has published a plan of how it intends to meet 51 data-policy recommendations made as part of review into the loss of MoD laptops more

Justice minister urges overhaul of gov't data handling

Justice minister urges overhaul of gov't data handling

Michael Wills has called for the government to handle data transactions as carefully as financial transactions more

NHS trust loses 21,000 patient details on laptop

NHS trust loses 21,000 patient details on laptop

The patient details were stored on an unencrypted laptop stolen from the car of a Colchester hospital trust manager more

How to avoid liability for a data breach

How to avoid liability for a data breach

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