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WikiLeaks discovers confidentiality is important and sues Guardian for alleged breach

5 September 2011 | Simon Weinberg | 1 comment

WikiLeaks is suing The Guardian for an alleged breach of confidentiality. The website that came to the fore when it published secrets discovered from the US government, is now calling a practice that blows...

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Now LinkedIn the latest high profile site accused of having security flaws for user details

3 June 2011 | Mark Weston

LinkedIn has security flaws that enable hackers to access users’ profiles without needing passwords, Rishi Narang, a security consultant, has claimed. Narang said that the vulnerability results from...

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Hounslow Council fined £70,000 simply for failing to have written contract in place with data processor

3 March 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator - has fined two more councils a combined £150,000 following the theft of two laptops containing sensitive personal data...

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(ISC)² warns new big fines are finally bringing data security to boards’ attentions

19 February 2010 | Mark Weston

Imminent fines are bringing data security issues to boards’ attentions. Those are the comments of John Colley, EMEA managing director of (ISC)². (ISC)² is a not-for-profit organisation that educates...

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Mandatory notification of data breaches introduced by the European Commission…

2 December 2009 | Mark Weston

The European Commission has passed a new privacy regulation which would require communications providers and Internet service providers to notify individuals whose personal details have been exposed to...

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Latest news and views tagged security breaches

WikiLeaks discovers confidentiality is important and sues Guardian for alleged breach

Now LinkedIn the latest high profile site accused of having security flaws for user details

Hounslow Council fined £70,000 simply for failing to have written contract in place with data processor

(ISC)² warns new big fines are finally bringing data security to boards’ attentions

Mandatory notification of data breaches introduced by the European Commission…

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