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It's widely known that internal staff are the biggest threat to IT security, but what specifically should an employer watch out for? more
Mobile email is no longer the preserve of upper management but providing access to company information on the go has its risks more
The Liberal Democrats are seeking the introduction of data guardians into the public and private sector, to protect citizens' information rights more
An employee at Home Office contractor PA Consulting has been suspended after the loss of a memory stick holding the unencrypted details of every prisoner in England and Wales more
The ministry reported the data breaches, affecting around 45,000 people, to the Information Commissioner's Office in the last financial year more
The data breaches at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are thought to have affected less than 188 people in total more
The government is blindly pursuing data-sharing plans without heeding the potential pitfalls, information commissioner Richard Thomas has claimed more
The House of Lords has again urged the government to introduce a data-breach notification law, adding that banks should be liable for e-fraud losses more
How do companies deal with information management? Jonathan Steel, CEO of tech-research firm The Bathwick Group, gives insights based on a recent ZDNet.co.uk benchmark survey more
Michael Wills has called for the government to handle data transactions as carefully as financial transactions more
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
Two reports have found the loss by HMRC of 25 million child-benefit claimant details was 'entirely avoidable' more

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