Over on CSO, Bill Brenner writes: No matter how rigorous the audit, chances remain high that a company will still suffer a security breach. The bad guys are always at work and it’s hard to keep up with them. If and when that kind of failure happens, the key to bigger failure or success is…
UK: Two laptop theft incidents result in undertakings
Two organisations have taken action after they breached the Data Protection Act by failing to encrypt personal information on laptops that were later stolen, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) breached the Data Protection Act in May 2011 when a laptop – containing sensitive personal data – was…
UK: Stolen laptops contained some health information
Many entities that are not primarily healthcare entities collect and store health information. Sadly, all too many of them do not adequately protect such data. From the Information Commissioner’s Office today: Two organisations have taken action after they breached the Data Protection Act by failing to encrypt personal information on laptops that were later stolen,…
Betfair security chief departs after data breach exposed
Coincidence or not? The director of security at online betting exchange Betfair has left the company just days after an 18-month old data breach at the company was reported in the press. […] It emerged yesterday that Betfair’s security director Sean Catlett is leaving the company to work with start-up company in the US. Betfair…
Brooke Mueller sues rehab clinic; alleges employee sent info to media
She had indicated her intention to sue back in February 2010, and I’m somewhat surprised it took so long, but now Brooke Mueller has filed a lawsuit against The Canyon rehab facility for privacy violations. TMZ reports that the lawsuit alleges the facility sold her confidential information to the media: TMZ broke the story after the…
UK: 10,000 archived records destroyed in hospital data blunder, diaries stolen from nurse's car
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust breached the Data Protection Act by accidentally destroying 10,000 archived records, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The records – which should have been kept in a dedicated storage area – were put in a disposal room due to lack of space. The records were then mistakenly removed from…