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Data-loss Bug Afflicts Linux
News The data-loss bug afflicts the newest 2.4.20 version of the heart, or kernel, of Linux. Data-loss problems are dire--companies devote much of their computing budgets to keeping their information from vanishing into the ether.
[December 9, 2002, 8:27]
Data-loss Rife In UK Companies, Says Survey
News More than a quarter — 28 percent — suffered data loss on a weekly or more frequent basis, according to the report by IT management company CA. Last week parliament outlawed the reckless loss of personal data, backing changes to the law to make it a...
[May 13, 2008, 8:43]
Systemic Failure Blamed For HMRC Data Loss
News At the time that the data loss was reported in November, the chancellor of the exchequer, Alistair Darling, blamed a junior official for the breach. However, a statement published on Wednesday by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC...
[June 25, 2008, 16:38]
Lords Backs Amendment To Data-loss Law
News It follows calls by the information commissioner Richard Thomas for the criminalisation of reckless data loss earlier this year. A Ministry of Justice spokesman said it would consider its position on making data loss a criminal offence following...
[April 29, 2008, 8:10]
Norwich Union Life Fined £1.26m For Data Loss
News Calling the breaches that led to the fine "a perfect example of trusted organisations not placing enough importance on managing personal data", database security company Secerno said the recent spate of public- and private-sector data-loss...
[December 17, 2007, 12:31]
Darling Blames Officials For Data Loss
News Chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has said employees of HM Revenue & Customs were responsible for the loss of sensitive child-benefit data. He added that if anyone becomes the victim of fraud due to the data loss they will be protected...
[November 21, 2007, 7:16]
Government At A Loss Over Data Security
Leader With the Ministry of Defence's loss of more than half a million personal details from a car in Birmingham, the best that can be said is that it's nearly 24.5 million fewer records than HM Rrevenue & Customs managed.
[January 21, 2008, 16:09]
Home Office Axes Data-loss Firm's Contract
News The Home Office has terminated one of its contracts with PA Consulting, following the loss of 84,000 prisoners' data. A PA Consulting staff member was suspended in August following the loss of the USB stick.
[September 10, 2008, 16:48]
'Reckless' Data Loss Made A Civil Offence
News In a victory for data-loss law campaigners, MPs backed the amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act to make it an offence for anyone to "intentionally or recklessly disclose information" or "repeatedly and negligently" allow...
[May 13, 2008, 9:34]
Review Begins Into HMRC Data Loss
News The Poynter Review on the loss of benefits data by HM Revenue & Customs is under way, with a report to the chancellor of the exchequer due in December. The review team appointed to investigate the loss of child-benefit data from HMRC is scheduled...
[November 26, 2007, 14:14]
HMRC Data Loss Blamed On Targets
News Last year's data-loss debacle in which HM Revenue & Customs lost millions of UK citizen's personal details was the result of excessive targets, according to a member of the House of Lords. He said that Gus O'Donnell's review of the HMRC data loss...
[April 23, 2008, 13:25]
Preventing Data Loss: Ten Imperatives
White Papers Download this white paper to learn which of these approaches best minimizes the risk of data loss. Ever since corporate data losses and insider theft started dominating headlines, your charter has been to investigate the technologies and methods...
[February 26, 2008, 7:26]
Worker Suspended Over Loss Of Prisoner Data
News Following the discovery of the loss, the Home Office has suspended the transfer of data from the same assignment to PA Consulting. The data loss by a Home Office contractor demonstrates that personal information can be a toxic liability if it is...
[August 22, 2008, 12:40]
Home Office Admits Loss Of 3,000 Workers' Data
News This is not a Home Office data loss," said a Home Office spokesperson. All of the data on these discs was password protected. In response, in June the Home Office introduced an encryption service, which must be used for data sent by post.
[August 12, 2008, 8:04]
Analysts: Senior Staff Pose Data-loss Risk
News I think this tends to be a fairly common problem, and the important thing I say to IT managers is not to respond by hitting the panic button; you're far more likely to convince an executive of the importance of protecting their data by reminding...
[November 22, 2007, 15:27]
Swiss Financial Services Group - Hedging Its Bets Against Data Loss
White Papers Challenge: Employing consistent data protection policies and procedures across Swiss Financial Services’ three global offices. Solution: Disk-based online backup and recovery to unify data protection under one application.
[November 2, 2004, 2:00]
Stop Data Loss Before It Happens
White Papers Data breaches are becoming a high-profile element of the threat environment. Most data-centers are too complex and porous to protect critical information. That's why a data-centric approach is called for - one that examines all transmission of...
[May 9, 2008, 1:02]
Government IT Departments Avoid Downtime & Data Loss With NEC Servers
White Papers Governmental agencies are responsible for large volumes of data pertaining to public health and safety, education, business and transportation that must be kept secure and confidential. Many governmental agencies are deploying NEC FT and Itanium 2...
[August 22, 2005, 6:00]
Contsantly Locks Up & Loss Of Data
Member Review Once flat, re charge re load all progs and data. Started off well but shortly started locking up. It displays "chunk overload". Have to allow battery to go flat as it wouldn't respond to reset button.
[August 12, 2004, 10:23]
Swiss Financial Services Group: Hedging Its Bets Against Data Loss
White Papers When it evaluated its disaster recovery plan, the company needed a robust way to continuously protect its business-critical data and ensure seamless transition to another office in case of disaster. After researching other data protection options...
[January 4, 2007, 18:52]
