UK Firms Falling Into Data Protection Pitfalls
News Nearly half of UK companies could be breaching the Data Protection Act (DPA) through the misuse of customer data, according to research published on Monday. This is a breach of the second principle of the DPA, which states data should not be used...
[July 3, 2006, 12:30]
Document Process Automation For Customer Orders: A New Performance Perspective
White Papers The Document Process Automation (DPA) market covers solutions for reducing the use of paper in order management processes or in company communications. This IDC white paper focuses on DPA of order management processes governing incoming documents...
[June 30, 2008, 11:17]
Understanding The Data Protection Act: Strategies For Professional Services Marketers
White Papers For the marketing teams in many professional services firms, understanding what they need to do in order to become (and remain) compliant with the requirements of the UK Data Protection Act (DPA) is at best a challenge and at worst a confusing...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Smart Cards Arm Against Decryption Attacks
News With differential power analysis, or DPA, a hacker monitors variations in the electrical consumption of a card that performs encryption functions -- then performs reverse analyses to determine passwords.
[April 19, 2004, 9:35]
Watchdog Calls For 'reckless Data-breach' Offence
News In a document submitted to government, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a penalty for data controllers "knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with the principles" of the...
[January 30, 2008, 16:52]
Data Protection Snake Oil?
Blog They have to demonstrate they have actually suffered damage or loss as the result of a data breach to successfully claim under the Data Protection Act (DPA). The DPA requires individuals to prove the link between the damage that was caused by the...
[February 13, 2008, 15:25]
Certance Shares The "Secret" To Cost-Effectively Designing Enterprise-Class Features Into SMB Solutions: Standards-Based Intel Storage Building Blocks
White Papers This case study explains the design "Secret" behind the successful introduction of the Certance DPA (Data Protection Architecture), a highly versatile, cost-effective data protection platform for the SMB segment.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
EC Probes BT-Phorm Trials
News While documents have been published online that academics claim show BT and Phorm contravened both the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and the Data Protection Act (DPA), the Information Commissioner's Office, which enforces the DPA...
[June 11, 2008, 15:14]
Experts Urge Criminal Charges For Data Breaches
News Aldhouse's comments were echoed by Dr Chris Pounder of law firm Pinsent Masons, who said at the forum that some form of data-breach-notification legislation was needed, but not as a separate entity from the Data Protection Act [DPA], so as to...
[July 3, 2008, 17:17]
Don't Blame 'stupid Users' For Data Breaches
News In a document submitted to government in January this year, information commissioner Richard Thomas called for the Data Protection Act (DPA) to be amended to include a penalty for data controllers "knowingly or recklessly failing to comply with...
[April 2, 2008, 14:30]
Orange Has Wrist Slapped Over Data Protection Breach
Blog The communications giant has had a tongue-lashing from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) over a breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA). Out-Law.com was one of the news sites to report on this -- in its article it also reports that...
[June 22, 2007, 14:53]
Outsourcing Abroad - What's The Impact On Personal Data?
White Papers There are, however, some major risks associated with choosing this strategy: potential damage to the organisation's reputation if the strategy is poorly managed, opening the organisation up to breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) as well...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Xbox Update Shuts Out Linux
Talkback They are - the DPA for one. [Quote] Bahaha. Come on people. Did you really think Microsoft would let this slide? It's well within their right to do whatever they want to there freaking hardware as long as it doesn't kill anyone.
[September 17, 2003, 17:13]
Xbox Update Shuts Out Linux
Talkback They are - the DPA for one. To reply to several previous posts: Regarding the Volkswagon metaphor, sure it's yours once you own it, but you STILL have to abide by the laws of the road - you cannot choose to drive it at 200km per hour or run red...
[September 25, 2003, 21:57]
Liverpool Guilty Of Data Protection Offences
News A survey earlier this year found that many UK companies are breaking the DPA, by using live customer data in test environments. UK IT managers should take note of a prosecution brought by the Information Commissioner against Liverpool City Council.
[December 28, 2006, 13:06]
Security Experts Criticise Government Database Plans
News Whatever they do to the DPA will affect the private sector. The Home Office announced in December that the National Identity Register — the planned database behind the controversial ID cards scheme — would comprise three existing databases.
[January 19, 2007, 11:28]
MPs Demand Tougher Data-breach Sanctions
News A report published on 3 January, 2008 by the Commons Justice Committee also calls for new reporting requirements under the Data Protection Act (DPA), as well as greater enforcement powers and improved funding for the Information Commissioner's...
[January 3, 2008, 13:45]
Unions: Publish Snooping Code Of Practice
News It also provides clear guidance on how the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) regulates employers' use of email and Internet monitoring, CCTV cameras and covert surveillance to monitor staff. Union chiefs in the UK are today urging the new information...
[January 9, 2003, 10:05]
