MoJ lost sensitive data on 1,500 staff
News Budget spreadsheets which included the names, national insurance and employee numbers of MoJ staff were on the stick which was lost by an employee, according to the department's resource accounts for 2008-09.
[September 24, 2009, 9:11]
MoJ sends out hacks email details on data protection invite
Blog Way to go, MoJ - yet more proof that we can trust the government to look after our personal details. I find this very ironic. The Ministry of Justice has just sent me an invitation to a press briefing with Information Commissioner Richard Thomas on...
[July 9, 2008, 13:33]
MoJ sends out hacks email details on data protection invite
Blog Comment Hello Tom, I get messages like that way too often! Can someone please take the time to learn how to use Outlook already? It's not like email is a new technology.get with it! Perhaps you should have replied all to send them a "top of the morning" note.
[July 11, 2008, 3:06]
MoJ consults on £500k data breach fines
News Companies that suffer serious data breaches could be fined up to £500,000 under government plans announced this week. On Monday, the Ministry of Justice launched a consultation over levels of monetary penalties for breaches of the Data Protection Act.
[November 12, 2009, 15:51]
MoJ issues digital-preservation code of practice
News The Ministry of Justice is recommending that public bodies do more to preserve digital records, and is extending FoI to more organisations. Announcing the updated guidance, justice minister Michael Wills said the new recommendations will help...
[July 20, 2009, 9:39]
Government admits to 200 more stolen laptops
News The figures for phone, laptop and PDA loss and theft across government departments reveal the MoJ has had 135 laptops and 56 mobile phones stolen, with a further 34 laptops and 116 phones going missing since 2001.
[February 20, 2008, 7:13]
Future Firecrest tops Foreign Office £686m IT spend
News Earlier this week, Maria Eagle, parliamentary undersecretary for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), also gave an insight into the IT-spending habits of her department in a written answer to parliament. According to Eagle, the MoJ's IT expenditure...
[November 25, 2008, 15:08]
Data Theft, Breach, Infection - a Solution?
Talkback In the realm of risk, unmanaged possibilities become probabilities: Most breaches are due to a lagging business culture. As CIO, I'm always looking for ways to help my teams. Required reading is "I.T.
[November 13, 2009, 14:35]
We'll see eh...
Talkback "We very much welcome the power to impose monetary penalties, not just because of the level of the fine, but also because the process will operate in public," said Smith. Impact on reputation is always a big lever for organisations.
[November 12, 2009, 22:20]
What if
Talkback the data is stolen via a hacker breaking into the servers, and stealing personal information? And supposing it is due to a flaw in the main OS, with all security in place? Do they go after the organization, or do they go after the OS vendor?
[November 13, 2009, 12:18]
Gov't agencies fall short on data accuracy
News Those that responded included HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the Department of Health (DoH), and the Ministry of Defence (MoD), all of which have suffered significant data breaches in the past year or two.
[January 22, 2009, 16:09]
