The Home Office has admitted that the security of its ID and passport service database has been compromised several times, but denied that remote hackers were responsible.
Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has reiterated her organisation's call for mandatory reporting of major data security breaches to the Australian Law Reform Commission as part of its review of Australian privacy laws.
The Australian Tax Office CIO Bill Gibson admits that staff have leaked information, lost CDs and been fired for sending porn by e-mail.
A UK government-sponsored security survey reports that security breaches have fallen by a third in the past two years but spending on security has increased significantly.
The UK information commissioner is calling for restraint when using client information after citizens express fear that data sharing in the public and private sectors is out of control.
Does anyone seriously believe that Australian businesses and government agencies manage security any better than the US or UK?
According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's 2007 annual report, Australian consumers should feel pretty safe but that's because it's full of crap.
When foreign markets are willing to pay twice as much for your exports, it's usually a good sign. Unfortunately for Australia, the goods being traded are compromised PCs but why are Australians worth twice as much as Americans?
A new survey highlights a predictable problem: there could be lots of risky private information stored on USB sticks. That's about as surprising as Paris Hilton flaunting her lady garden in public.
The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers, botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?
Australian Federal Police agent, Nigel Phair, said most Australian organisations sweep security breaches under the carpet to avoid public scrutiny in the courts.
Poorly trained staff and human error are the main causes of network security breaches, according to a recent survey.
The Driving Standards Agency has admitted losing over three million learner drivers' details.
Top executives should face prison if their organisations are found to be responsible for losing customer data.
The idea that attacks on computer systems could provide an alternative method of spreading terror and disruption has been a concern for governments since IT systems began to proliferate.
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Bluetooth-enabled phones and PDAs may have a gaping security gap, which could allow other people to read data such as personal contacts and appointments, and even make phone calls using the owner's identity, warns RSA Security.
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