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January2010 back to top
£500,000 fines for Data losses
The Information Commissioner's Office will be able to issue fines of up to £500,000 for serious data security breaches.
December2009 back to top
Christmas Shutdown
SLS Technology announce the Christmas shutdown period for the company. Details inside.
November2009 back to top
Voter details held on stolen council laptop
"A laptop computer containing personal data on more than 14,000 voters has gone missing from the offices of a local authority. "
October2009 back to top
86% fear for personal data held by Government
It has been revealed that nearly nine out of 10 people do not trust the Government to hold on to their personal information.
Phone sales hit by Sidekick loss
"US carrier T-Mobile has halted sales of the Sidekick cellphone after a server caused customers to lose personal data.
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"Microsoft subsidiary Danger, which designed Sidekick's software and service, confirmed the disruption.
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Firms mishandle sensitive data
About a third of UK employees throw sensitive documents in the bin instead of shredding them, research suggests.
September2009 back to top
Large Fine for HSBC
HSBC faces a possible investigation by the City watchdog after admitting it has lost a disc containing the details of 370,000 customers.
August2009 back to top
New SILO Video
We have put together a video demonstration of SILO at work and an overview of how easily this can be integrated into your data distribution process.
July2009 back to top
0800 interruption
SLS Technology would like to apologise for the interruption to the service desk 0800 number, this was due to the power cuts in the Dartford area.
Snooping through the power socket
"Power sockets can be used to eavesdrop on what people type on a computer."
Being open about secrecy
"We need to teach people the principles of data security, says Bill Thompson."
May2009 back to top
Missile data found on hard drives
"Sensitive information for shooting down intercontinental missiles as well as bank details and NHS records was found on old computers, researchers say."
"Of 300 hard disks bought randomly at computer fairs and an online auction site, 34% still held personal data. "
April2009 back to top
Terror raids follow files blunder
"Twelve men have been arrested in the north west of England after Britain's most senior counter-terrorism police officer sparked a security alert. "
"Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick said he "deeply regretted" revealing a secret document to photographers when he arrived for a briefing at No 10. "
Spam overwhelms e-mail messages
"More than 97% of all e-mails sent over the net are unwanted, according to a Microsoft security report.
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"The e-mails are dominated by spam adverts for drugs, and general product pitches and often have malicious attachments.
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March2009 back to top
Firms in data row deny wrongdoing
"The Information Commissioner gaining new powers and actively pursing breaches in data security. Don’t let your company fall fail of the law contact us today "
"Several firms accused of subscribing to a secret database of building workers' details have denied any wrongdoing. "
PHR Article Data Security
"The Danger
Within. Tony Caine discusses the potential consequences of good employees going bad with data.
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"In the last six months nearly 100 leaks of sensitive personal information have been reported to the data protection watchdog.
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February2009 back to top
Workers 'stealing company data'
"Six out of every 10 employees stole company data when they left their job last year, said a study of US workers.
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"The survey, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, said that so-called malicious insiders use the information to get a new job, start their own business or for revenge.
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Malicious insider attacks to rise
"The world's biggest software maker has warned companies to expect an increase in "insider" security attacks by disgruntled, laid-off workers.
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"Microsoft said so-called "malicious insider" breaches were on the rise and would worsen in the present downturn.
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January2009 back to top
Man finds US troop data on MP3
A New Zealand man says he found confidential data about US military personnel on an MP3 player he bought from a thrift shop in Oklahoma.
SLS
Launch the Customer Portal
SLS Technology is pleased to announce the launch of our customer portal. Our customers outlined the need for direct access too upload & download licences.
Trust
in data protection breach
"An NHS
Trust has been told to put
safeguards in place following the
loss of a computer memory stick."
"The Information Commissioner's
Office (ICO) ruled that the Tees,
Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation
Trust was in breach of the Data
Protection Act."
The dark side of the flash drive
"To most
people the USB stick is a humble, innocuous device that does nothing more than
help them tote around their most important files.
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"But to the US Department of Defense (DoD), the USB
stick has a dark side - one that criminally-minded hackers
are only too eager to exploit.
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November2008 back to top
Previous
cases of missing data
"There
have been a variety of cases where
confidential information has been
lost or stolen."
"Several laptops containing
sensitive data have gone missing and
files marked Top Secret have been
left on a commuter train."
October2008 back to top
Bosses
'ignore toxic data risk'
"Bosses
must stop leaving data security to
the "IT boys" and other staff and
take responsibility themselves, the
UK's information watchdog has said."
"Many did not understand the risks of
storing personal data, said
Information Commissioner Richard
Thomas."
September2008 back to top
'60,000'
devices are left in cabs
"London
taxi passengers have left more than
60,000 hand-held devices in the back
of black cabs during the past six
months, a survey has found."
"Some
55,843 mobile phones and 6,193 other
devices, such as laptops, were
forgotten, Credant Technologies
found.."
August2008 back to top
Firm
'broke rules' over data loss
"Home
Secretary Jacqui Smith has blamed a
private contractor for losing the
details of thousands of criminals,
held on a computer memory stick."
Company
loses data on criminals
"A
contractor working for the Home
Office has lost a computer memory
stick containing personal details
about tens of thousands of
criminals."
"The Home Office was first told by
private firm PA Consulting on Monday
that the data might be missing."
Extent
of data losses is revealed
"Sensitive
data potentially affecting more than
four million people was lost by
government departments in the year
to April, BBC analysis has found."
June2008 back to top
Tougher
data rules for Whitehall
"Tougher
rules aimed at keeping people's
personal records private are to be
introduced in government
departments."
Civil service chief Sir Gus
O'Donnell said there had to be a
"fundamental change in culture"
among staff handling people's
personal information."
