Ladbrokes secures personal data, wanna bet?

Reports emerged over the weekend of a data breach involving the personal and gambling details of 4.5M Ladbrokes customers.  Ladbrokes are adamant that customers are safe.
 

Significant downturn in data breach notifications

By a number of different measures, the level of data breach notifications has declined significantly over the past 18 months.  Is there a reason for this?
 

Human error increasingly causes enterprise data ‘disasters’

Human error is responsible for an increase in enterprise data ‘disasters’, a trend which data recovery vendor, Kroll Ontrack, attributes to more complex storage systems coupled with depleted resources to replace equipment, train IT staff and maintain optimal staffing levels.
 

Sidekick FAIL reveals danger of data in the cloud

Microsoft subsidiary Danger admits that user data has been lost in the cloud, and is most likely not coming back.
 

Growing Web 2.0 use raises data leak, malware risks

The growing use of Web 2.0 tools by enterprises, combined with an increasing number of mobile and remote workers, has created a risk of data leaks and new channels for malware, and a security challenge for businesses.
 

Lack of technology disaster preparedness leads to business losses

A survey of Australian and New Zealand SMBs, and their counterparts around the world, has revealed that there is a large discrepancy between how small to medium sized businesses perceive their disaster readiness and their actual level of preparedness, with suggestions that SMBs' downtime costs their customers tens of thousands of dollars each year.
 

We eat our own cooking, says Symantec CIO

Symantec believes IT can be used to meet business objectives, and "we eat our own cooking" to prove it to customers, group president and CIO, Symantec Services Group, David Thompson has told iTWire.
 

Social networks pose security risks for enterprises

Employees accessing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter while at work pose a problem for their bosses as they grapple with the dilemma of allowing them to use Web 2.0 tools responsibly, without sacrificing their business security and regulatory compliance requirements.  
 

Data loss stories are deliberate misdirection

When an organisation claims media containing sensitive data was lost in transit, it's probably telling porkies. A data security expert says that's often just a cover story.
 

Top five recommendations for avoiding data loss

An industry expert shares with iTWire readers his top five tips for avoiding embarrassing or costly data loss. It's largely a matter of getting the basics right.