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McAfee Study: Employees take the blame for data losses

McAfee Study: Employees take the blame for data losses

The majority of businesses still hold the end user liable if they cause a security breach, despite legislation which deems the employer responsible, according to new research by McAfee.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 9 2007 4:27AM Security
Government and healthcare lead rush for wireless data

Government and healthcare lead rush for wireless data

Market soars to US$7.2bn in 2006.
Robert Jaques Mar 8 2007 8:32AM Networking
Humans created 161 exabytes of data in 2006

Humans created 161 exabytes of data in 2006

More data than space to store it.
Staff Writers Mar 7 2007 8:27AM Storage
Boffins store data in bacterial DNA

Boffins store data in bacterial DNA

Researchers promise robust stortage lasting 'millions of years'.
Staff Writers Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Oddware
Apple iPod takes off as flight data recorder

Apple iPod takes off as flight data recorder

White box becomes a black box.
Staff Writers Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Hardware
Experts warn of data security 'police state'

Experts warn of data security 'police state'

Ill-conceived or poorly implemented IT security regimes could leave enterprises struggling to survive within the restrictive confines of an information "police state", experts have warned.
Robert Jaques Feb 27 2007 7:54AM Security
Nationwide under fire for customer data loss

Nationwide under fire for customer data loss

Nationwide Building Society could have easily and cheaply avoided the financial loss and reputation damage it suffered recently when one of its laptops containing the details of nearly 11 million customers was stolen, it was claimed today.
Clement James Feb 21 2007 10:10AM Security
Data centres look to a greener future

Data centres look to a greener future

London's increasing data centre space and power set to reach saturation.
Staff Writers Feb 19 2007 9:52AM Networking
Mobile carriers still after killer data app

Mobile carriers still after killer data app

Mobile industry desperate to drive data revenues.
Iain Thomson Feb 15 2007 9:50AM Telco/ISP
Two-year sentence for UK data theft

Two-year sentence for UK data theft

Government gets tough, but security experts remain unconvinced.
Matt Chapman Feb 9 2007 1:36PM Security
McAfee launches data protection

McAfee launches data protection

Security vendor McAfee today announced the launch of its data protection product, three months after the $20 million acquisition of data protection vendor, Enigma.
Negar Salek Feb 7 2007 2:52PM Security
US retailer faces lawsuit as congressman calls for investigation into hacking

US retailer faces lawsuit as congressman calls for investigation into hacking

TJX Companies, the parent firm of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, was hit with a flurry of lawsuits this week resulting from hackers breaching company servers.
Frank Washkuch Jan 31 2007 7:36PM Security
Data security firms start Payment Card Industry Vendor Alliance

Data security firms start Payment Card Industry Vendor Alliance

A handful of data security companies announced they're forming a new alliance to advocate for firms who must comply with the payment card industry data security standards (PCI DSS).
Ericka Chickowski Jan 31 2007 3:46AM Security
Mobile operators urged to embrace data

Mobile operators urged to embrace data

Slowcoaches will definitely suffer, warns Nokia.
Matt Chapman Jan 29 2007 9:54AM Telco/ISP
Google admits to user data disclosure

Google admits to user data disclosure

Anti-phishing list logged user names and passwords.
Shaun Nichols Jan 24 2007 8:17AM Security
UK government to relax data sharing laws

UK government to relax data sharing laws

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce plans today to shake up the rules governing data protection within government departments.
Iain Thomson Jan 16 2007 9:20AM Security
UK primed for data centre explosion

UK primed for data centre explosion

Half of current owners plan new centres for 2007.
Clement James Dec 18 2006 2:59PM Telco/ISP
UCLA notifies 800,000 of personal data hack

UCLA notifies 800,000 of personal data hack

The University of California, Los Angeles alerted 800,000 people on Tuesday that their personal information may have been compromised after discovering that hackers have been exploiting an undetected security hole in a database for more than a year.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 13 2006 11:58AM Security
Taxis safest place to lose mobile devices

Taxis safest place to lose mobile devices

A survey of around 2000 taxi drivers from eleven major cities around the world shows thousands of valuable mobile phones, handhelds, laptops and USB Sticks are forgotten in taxis every day.
Lilia Guan Dec 12 2006 12:44PM Security
Encryption vital to stem 'haemorrhaging' data

Encryption vital to stem 'haemorrhaging' data

Data encryption is set to go mainstream as organisations move to stem the "haemorrhaging flows" of lost, stolen or misused information, industry experts have predicted.
Robert Jaques Dec 7 2006 9:55AM Storage

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