According to a senior spokesman for the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), companies will face harsher ICO fines in the future if they fail to protect personal data. David Evans, ICO group manager for business and industry, admitted “companies are not taking it [data protection] very seriously,” and warned he planned to make an example of [...]
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Private companies can expect more ICO fines, regulator warns
Posted 26 October 2011 by Angela JenningsTagged As: | Categories: Compliance, Database Security, Identity Management, Information Security, IT Security, Network Security, Regulation, Risk Assessment, Security & Infrastructure, Security Policies and User Awareness, Stonesoft | Leave a Comment
Amid social networking security issues, companies block Web 2.0 apps
Posted 14 September 2011 by Angela JenningsTagged As: | Categories: Clearswift, Firewalls, IT Security, Network Security, Security & Infrastructure, Security Policies and User Awareness, Stonesoft | Leave a Comment
Security concerns are persuading more companies to block the use of social networking in the workplace, even though most see the commercial benefits of using tools such as Facebook and Twitter. Rather than embracing new channels of communication, companies have clamped down and become overtly defensive, which is consequently stifling potential avenues of growth. Andrew [...]
