Tough cookies – ICO on new privacy rules Tweet December 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment Cookies served by third parties are on target to deliver serious headaches for owners of large websites subject to tougher privacy rules the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) admitted as it issued fresh guidance on compliance this week. Privacy and Electronic … Continue reading →
Commission leaks plans for EU-wide privacy regime Tweet December 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Comment (1) The EU approach to privacy, which has placed responsibility for data protection in the hands of national governments and regulators is failing and will be replaced by a single set of regulations for member states, according to documents leaked from … Continue reading →
EU will lower legal barriers to cloud computing Tweet December 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Comment (1) EU data protection rules are to be simplified, removing legal barriers and making it easier for companies of all sizes to exploit the benefits of cloud services, Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said this week. The aim is to make it … Continue reading →
Four in ten companies “unsure” what data old PCs contain Tweet November 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment Many large UK companies are failing to ensure that confidential data is destroyed when their IT equipment reaches the end of its working life, putting their own staff, customers or partners at risk of fraud, or further serious security breaches. … Continue reading →
Signs of hope for SME security Tweet November 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment The National Computing Centre (NCC) is set to launch a training programme for assessors of IASME, its security standard for small businesses, this month. Trainees are assumed to have a solid background in security and standards compliance, and are put … Continue reading →
FSA: city firms must record mobile chatter Tweet November 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment City investment firms are under renewed scrutiny after regulations requiring them to record mobile phone conversations came into force this week, catching some off guard as they rushed to implement the technology before the deadline. The regulations, drawn up by … Continue reading →
New EU data privacy rules arrive in January 2012 Tweet November 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment The European Commission has sent its clearest signal yet that EU data protection rules will be tightened up as a matter of urgency, giving individuals more control over personal data collected online, and placing more obligations on the organisations that … Continue reading →
London Conference: need for balance between speedy action and consensus on cyber crime Tweet November 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment A major barrier to tackling cyber crime comes from two conflicting demands – the need to respond more quickly to threats that are increasingly of a global nature, which requires international collaboration: a slow process, delegates were told on the … Continue reading →
Low levels of trust in data protection regime – ICO research Tweet October 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment Just 49% of UK citizens trust the way organisations handle their personal data, with security and sharing or selling of details the top two concerns, according to research from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Public confidence in the regulatory safeguards … Continue reading →
Must try harder – Verizon verdict on PCI-DSS compliance Tweet September 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment Companies struggle to stay fully compliant with PCI-DSS year on year, with almost 80% failing an audit in 2011 despite being compliant in the previous year, according to an international survey by Verizon. The reasons for difficulties appear to be … Continue reading →
