Private businesses are either refusing or are reluctant to undergo a data protection audit, the ICO says
The ICO has censured five NHS organisations for data breaches and said it must do more to protect data
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has confirmed that all businesses will be obliged to report data breaches
Ofcom's ex-IT services chief has been jailed for defrauding the organisation out of more than £500,000
The hacker group Lulzsec has fired a warning shot across the bows of the NHS over its network security
Citigroup has confirmed it has been hit by hackers who have exposed the details of thousands of customers
The Duchess of Cambridge reportedly had her phone and bank account hacked by detective Jonathan Rees
Two charities breached data protection rules by failing to encrypt computer equipment that was then stolen
A study from the Which? Money has warned that British banks are regularly breaching data protection rules
IBM's security boss Dave Merrill talks about what threats and challenges are keeping him awake at night
The Information Commissioner has issued advice to organisations on how to use personal data responsibly
Following the Sony hack breach, EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has called for sites to tell users of any breaches
The damaging data breach at email marketing company Epsilon could end up costing £2.4 billion
The stolen credit card details from the Playstation hack is reportedly up for sale on hacker forums
Oak Ridge National Laboratory shut down its Internet and email systems after its network was compromised
The Information Commissioner lets 99 percent of firms get away with breaches, says ViaSat. The ICO disputes the figure
A breach at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre has triggered an ICO investigation
After Marks & Spencer, Mothercare became the second big British retailer hit by Epsilon
The aftermath of the Epsilon breach is now reaching UK shores, with M&S customer data reportedly exposed
A potentially devastating data breach has been reported by marketing company Epsilon in the US
The engineering society IEEE has informed 800 members that their credit cards have been compromised
Another firm will be punished for breaching the Data Protection Act, as the ICO prepares its next fine
Following a breach, Play.com has shifted the blame onto an unnamed third-party market comms firm
Cambridgeshire County Council has been found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act after losing a memory stick
AVG is offering SMBs a free security audit to help in the ongoing fight against cyber crime
Identity fraud experienced a sharp drop in 2010 after a two year rise, according to new research
Two councils have been hit with hefty fines for losing unencrypted laptops containing sensitive personal data
A security expert will use the upcoming Black Hat conference to reveal methods of sneaking data out of enterprises
A report has identified over 600 major data breaches in 2010 but there are fears many more went unreported
A man may spend five-years in prison under US anti-hacking laws for reading his wife's emails without permission