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Microsoft Upgrades Office 365’s Compliance Controls
Microsoft adds new features that help compliance officers in highly-regulated industries keep a tighter lid on sensitive information
Angry UEA Students Criticise University After Confidential Data Leak
Students dismayed after personal information is sent to over 300 colleagues
Infosec 2017: ShadowBrokers Means Business Following NSA Leaks
The group has big plans for its stolen NSA data
IBM Security: Data Leaks Grew By 566 Percent in 2016
Spam Skyrockets and cyber criminals turn to unstructured data as the number of compromised records goes through the roof in 2016
US Military Suffers Massive Leak Of Confidential Air Force Data
The leaked military documents have been described as the "holy grail" for foreign spies
Sports Direct Hides Massive 2016 Data Breach From 30,000 Employees
Security experts lambaste the retailers handling of the data breach
NSA Contractor Indicted For Stealing 50TB Of Classified Data
Booz Allen contractor Harold Martin could be the next Edward Snowden
High-Profile Mobile Websites And Apps Caught Leaking Sensitive Data
More than 200 mobile websites and apps, including the Royal Mail and Deezer, have been caught exposing sensitive consumer and enterprise information.
Yahoo Investigates Cookie Powered Password Bypass Hack
The scope of knowledge Yahoo's staff had of the 2014 data breach is also under scrutiny
Cisco Admits Incorrect Security Setup Caused Job Applicant Data Leak
Privacy facepalm. Personal details of people applying for jobs at Cisco leaked from unsecure website
Adult FriendFinder Sex And Dating Website Allegedly Hacked Again
Surely not? Hackers claim to have penetrated (ahem) online sex and swinger website yet again
US Congress Report On Snowden ‘Aggressively Dishonest’
A report describing Edward Snowden as a 'disgruntled employee' distorts facts in an act of 'bad faith', Snowden responds
SwiftKey Stops Cloud Sync Following User Data Leak
SwiftKey users reported seeing other users' email addresses and autocorrect suggestions, prompting SwiftKey to shut down its cloud sync service
Google Staff Data Is Exposed After Email Mishap
Outsourcing privacy slip as third party vendor reveals personal data belonging to Google employees
Has Your Spotify Account Been Hacked?
Spotify denies it has been hacked, but hundreds of user details have been leaked in online data dump
Whistleblower: Barclays Customer Data Stolen And Sold For Scammers’ Use
Bank says it is looking into a report that data was stolen before being used and sold by rogue traders
Russians Opt For Typewriters To Combat Leak Threat
No danger of a Snowden style leak if it's all on paper, the Kremlin hopes
Police To Investigate School Children’s Data Leak
An alleged hack attack sees children's data leaked online
Bank Security Lax As Leaky Websites Aid Hackers
Banks are handing over loads of useful data to hackers, a KPMG study finds
Infosec: One In 10 Second-Hand Hard Drives Keep Personal Data
ICO research confirms the fact that valuable data is still on many hard drives even after they are supposedly wiped
Email Fingered As Main Source Of Data Leaks
Many regard email as a critical business app, but a new survey pinpoints it as the main cause of data leaks
Most Websites Leak Sensitive Data, Survey Finds
Most websites are guilty of leaking sensitive user information, according to an academic survey
In A World Of Their Own
Workers who discuss sensitive data in public places are at risk of causing serious data breaches, warns Wendy Goucher
Most Businesses Failing To Erase Sensitive Data
Most businesses are failing to 'retire' their sensitive data, according to a new survey from Kroll Ontrack
Data Leaks On The Rise, Survey Finds
Data leaks are on the increase and while security remains a priority, existing solutions are not cutting the mustard