data loss

Users Risk Major Data Loss With Poor Backup

A study has revealed a significant number of people are failing to protect their personal data with backups

13 years ago

NHS Loses 800 Patient Records On Unencrypted USB

The Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust lost the records of 800 patients and did not inform them

13 years ago

Small Businesses Lack Security Preparation

Small businesses must do more in order to be ready for potential data loss or security breaches

13 years ago

Health Department Lost Hundreds Of Laptops

More than 250 laptops have gone missing from the DoH over the last 10 years - many of them unencrypted

13 years ago

PlumChoice Touts New Anti-Theft System for Laptops

A new anti-theft system for laptops has been launched that combines the use of cloud-based data backup

13 years ago

ICO Warns NHS Over Ongoing Data Breaches

The ICO has censured five NHS organisations for data breaches and said it must do more to protect data

13 years ago

Most Websites Leak Sensitive Data, Survey Finds

Most websites are guilty of leaking sensitive user information, according to an academic survey

13 years ago

High Street Banks Flout Data Protection Rules

A study from the Which? Money has warned that British banks are regularly breaching data protection rules

14 years ago

Each Data Breach Costs UK Firms £1.9m

British organisations are continuing to suffer from data loss, despite increased prevention measures

14 years ago

ICO Raps Local Council Over Lost Memory Stick

Cambridgeshire County Council has been found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act after losing a memory stick

14 years ago

Symantec’s Machine Learning Prevents Data Loss

Symantec Data Loss Prevention 11 will feature "vector machine learning" to help define sensitive data policies

14 years ago

Nuclear Station Suffers USB Data Breach

An investigation has begun after a USB stick containing sensitive information about Sellafield was found in a hotel room

14 years ago

Zurich Insurance Fined £2.28m For Data Loss

The UK Financial Services Authority has fined Zurich Insurance £2,275,000 for failing to prevent the loss of customers’ confidential information

14 years ago

MXI Flash Drive Gains UK Government Certification

MXI Security has announced a new encrypted USB drive that meets the UK government certification standard in order to protect…

14 years ago

MoD Loses 340 Laptops In Two Years

A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the Ministry of Defence has lost 340 laptops in the last two…

14 years ago

How To Choose A Data Loss Prevention Tool

Data loss prevention technologies can be costly and challenging to deploy. Here are some things to think about before buying

14 years ago

Data Loss Fear Among SMBs Drives Security Changes

The fear of losing data is driving more and more small to midsize businesses to focus on information protection, as…

14 years ago