Lord: No proof any data was lost from HMRC

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Blog: Social networking and portability

One of the more interesting speakers at Infosec's "Locking Down Social Networking Vulnerabilities" event today was Giles Hogben of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) more

ICO: Data-protection spot checks due this year

The information commissioner has confirmed that his office will be getting new powers to carry out spot checks on any company in the UK holding data on individuals more

Infosecurity Europe 2008: Preview

Over 11,000 delegates and 320 exhibitors will attend one of Europe's largest IT security shows on Tuesday at London's Olympia conference centre more

Security breaches down, says IT security report

The latest Information Security Breaches Survey has reported that while the number of security breaches has fallen in the past two years, the average spend on defences has increased more

Facebook admits to increased attacks by spammers

The social-networking site has come under increased attack by spammers and phishers this year, according to its head of security more

Security industry gears up for biggest UK event

Infosecurity Europe 2008 is underway in London and will include keynotes and product demos from the some of the leading organisations in IT security more

Vendors urged to take responsibility for security

When it comes to the security of hardware and software, suppliers should be put on the spot, argue experts at Infosecurity Europe 2008 more

Media lobbying 'watered down' data-misuse laws

As a result of media lobbying, the information commissioner says another serious data breach will need to occur before prison sentences for data misuse are imposed more

HMRC data loss blamed on targets

Merlin, Lord Erroll, believes targets and budgets rather than individuals should be blamed for the loss of 25 million UK citizens' confidential records last year more

Former White House adviser talks mobile threats

Security strategist Howard A Schmidt discusses whether mobile attacks are overhyped and what new risks have been introduced by virtualisation more

Security expert voices virtualisation concerns

Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer for security specialist F-Secure, claims virtualisation technology will have its own specific security threats more

Lord: No proof any data was lost from HMRC

Security expert Merlin, The Earl of Erroll, claims no evidence has come to light to prove data was actually lost in last year's HMRC missing-disc incident more