Most companies kept security functions inside the company, with only 12 per cent of those surveyed indicating they outsourced more than 20 per cent of security procedures. The report, conducted in cooperation with the FBI, also said respondents...
Consumers also believe time is of the essence when reporting data breaches, with 82 per cent expecting the institution suffering the breach to notify them immediately. The UK has also had its fair share of data breaches, including the theft of a...
But that doesn't mean that with a greater focus, individual organisations can't batten down the hatches and adhere closely to standards and regulations outlined in the DPA to prevent massive data security breaches and the resulting large fines and...
The loans website will not reveal how many customers have been affected or how the breach happened but admitted the names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, loan applications and mortgage details of people applying for loans were passed to...
David Smith, deputy commissioner for UK data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office, said in a statement: "It is deeply worrying that after a number of major data losses and the publication of two government reports on high...
We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals...