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The Information Commissioner has finally got his wish, increased powers totackle data breaches New powers will increase maximum jail sentences for hackers. This year has not been a good one in terms of data breaches – from the loss of child benefit details to the loss of top secret information on known terrorists. Firms being forced to spend unnecessarily on perceived IT security risks, say
experts at RSA show. Consumer peer-to-peer (p2p) internet applications are growing at a blistering pace. Evidence is everywhere: worldwide, users send more than 10 billion instant messages every day (J.D. Powers and Associates); Skype's 136 million users account for 7 percent of international long-distance traffic (Morgan Stanley); video file sharing may account for up to 60 percent of all internet traffic (CacheLogic). Telcos breathe sigh of relief. Cambridge University security researcher Dr Richard Clayton argues that BT should be prosecuted because it monitored internet users' websurfing habits without their permission, while the telco declines to say its activities were legal. Could firmware infections during the manufacturing process create backdoors in your network? Preventing data breaches is the highest priority for today’s IT security professionals, two new surveys have concluded. Some emails are important written records you might one day have to rely on in court, says Tamzin Matthew. A laptop belonging to Marks and Spencer was stolen in May 2007 it has beenrevealed Information Commissioner’s Office given power to carry out spot checks on government departments Concerns about data loss are clearly a burning issue among enterprise information officers at present.. Recent high-profile security breaches are making it harder to separate the key issues from the hype. Barry Mansfield asks top experts for their advice. Misconfigured web server leaves site red-faced. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has set out security requirements for automated control systems, principally in the power industry, to protect installations against physical and cyber-attacks. The Estonian government has approved an action plan to boost its cyber security following a barrage of hacking attacks it blamed on Russia. Two high street giants, Orange and Littlewoods, have been found in breach of the Data Protection Act following the negligent management of sensitive customer information. A DNA and personal information database will be shared between all the police forces in Europe under new plans agreed by EU governments yesterday. The section of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) that deals with the release of software encryption keys could come into force soon, according to the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith.