to help enterprise security across Europe
The resource centre for busy senior executives seeking the latest insights into IT Compliance & Privacy issues for major organizations
 
sarbaines oxley ofcom communications regulator
Latest Resources      data protection register
compliance resources privacy resource center

Breaking Global News
Global Compliance and Privacy News
- Breaking News, updated every 30 minutes
•   Compliance, Privacy and Security
•  Money Laundering
•  Phishing
•  Regulatory Issues
•  SOX, Basel 2, MiFID


You Tell Us:
S
S
L

T
E
C
H
N
O
L
O
G
Y
We use SSL Technology for web data entry points:

Always
Sometimes
Never
What is SSL?

News
Are Smartphones Endangering Security? - Wick Hill
Dealing with Internet Security Threats - Ian Kilpatrick
How the New EU Rules on Data Export Affect Companies in and Outside the EU - Thomas Helbing
Farmers' Data Leak Highlights Old Technology Use - Wick Hill
Saving Money with SFTP - Wick Hill
UK Information Commissioner targets firm selling vetting data - Eversheds e80
12 Key Steps to Internet Security - Wick Hill
Telephone Monitoring Legality in the UK - Dechert
Firewall or UTM - Wick Hill
UK Information Commissioner demands mobile device encryption - Eversheds e80
Data loss - liability, reputation and mitigation of risk - Eversheds e80
Phorm, Webwise and OIX - BCS Security Forum
The challenges of PCI DSS compliance - Thales, Russell Fewing
"Quality" Data Vendor Spams us! Editor astounded!
National Gateway Security Survey 2008 - Wick Hill
Unified Threat Management - Watchguard Technologies

news archives
:
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13
[What is this?]

Industry Blogs
Tim Berners Lee's Blog
Tim Callan's SSL Blog
Davis Wright Tremaine's Privacy & Security Law Blog
Emergent Chaos Blog
Michael Farnum's Blog
Phillip Hallam-Baker's Blog - The dotFuture Manifesto: Internet Crime, Web Services, Philosophy
Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
David Lacey's IT Security Blog
Metasploit Official Blog
Jeff Pettorino's Security Convergence Blog
Jeff Richards's Demand Insights Blog
David Rowe's Risk ManagementBlog
Bruce Schneier's Security Blog
Larry Seltzer's Security Weblog
Mike Spinney's Private Communications Blog
Richard Steinnon's Threat Chaos Blog
The TechWeb Blog
Tim Trent's Marketing by Permission Blog
Rebecca Wong 's DP Thinker Blog

Newsletters
23 February Newsletter
Newsletter Archives are located in "News"

Industry Update
Internet Security Intelligence Briefing - November 2005
Find out the latest trends in e-commerce, web usage & the latest threats from adware/Spyware

Reports
Phorm, Webwise and OIX
- BCS Security Forum

'The Any Era has Arrived, and Everyione has Noticed' - Stratton Sclavos - VeriSign
Identity Security - Time to Share
Malicious code threats - iDefense
Public Alerts - updated as they happen from Stopbadware.org
Public Alerts - updated as they happen from Websense
Public Advisories - updated as they happen, from iDefense
Phoraging - Privacy invasion through the Semantic web: a special report by Mike Davies of VeriSign

Legislation
Privacy Laws & Business International E-news, Issue 57
Privacy Laws & Business UNited Kingdom E-news, Issue 60

Security Reviews
February 2007 - VeriSign Security Review
The security review archive is here

Case Studies
Finance Industry
Case Study Example

A case study on a Finance industry company.

White Papers
VeriSign® Intelligent Infrastructure for Security
VeriSign® Intelligent Infrastructure: An Overview
Identity Protection Fraud Detection Service - description of the service
Life of a Threat - Video on Threat Management Lifecycle
Optimizing Enterprise Information Security Compliance - Dealing with all the audits
For a full list of all whitepapers, visit our Whitepaper library

Legal Notices
Privacy Policy
Terms of use

basel 2 sarbanes oxley
    legislation
data controller notification binding corporate rules BCR data transfer third countries third part data transfer basel 2 regualtor regulation regulate FSA banking network security RSA encryptin algorithm Bits sacked bank staff
Blogs compliance Reports compliancy Legislation Data Protection Case Studies data privacy White Papers data protection act News information commissioner Events security standards Links information security iDefense
Retail Solutions

Legislation

compliance and privacy

Current News Updates

PL&B UK E-news, Issue 47

11 August, 2006
© Privacy Laws & Business 2006

  1. Consultation on heavier DPA penalties
  2. MPs want to delay ID cards
  3. ICO publishes Annual Report

1. Consultation on heavier DPA penalties

The Government is currently consulting on whether there would be support for two years imprisonment for certain data protection offences. The proposals would amend the Data Protection Act to allow for custodial sanctions for those convicted of offences under section 55 of the Act – the unlawful buying and selling of data. The penalties would also apply to anyone who hires others to fraudulently collect information.

The consultation is aimed at the general public and relevant organisations, and ends on 30th October 2006.

To help you to put your views to the Government, PL&B is organising a half-day consultation meeting on  Friday 29th September. Paul Boyle, Head of Policy, Information Rights Division, Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) will outline the proposals at the start of the morning and answer questions, and then leave us to discuss our response privately. PL&B will then prepare a memo to the Department for Constitutional Affairs with any recommendations which are made at the meeting. Click here for further information on this meeting.

To register, please contact glenn@privacylaws.com by 8th September.

The consultation document is available on www.dca.gov.uk/consult/misuse_data/cp0906.htm.

2. MPs want to delay ID cards

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has told the Government to delay the introduction of ID cards due to insufficient trials on biometric technology, and unscientific practices when collecting evidence in support of these technologies. The Committee’s report, published on 4th August, suggests that whilst biometric technology is an important part of the ID card scheme, it must not detract from other aspects of the programme, in particular ICT. “In view of the potential adverse impact on large numbers of people, it is better that the scheme is late and workable than on time but flawed," the Committee says.

The Committee also recommends that the Home Office releases more information regarding which personal data will be revealed in different scenarios, including in an online context. “Until this information is released, it is difficult to ascertain the true scope of the scheme and to fully understand how technology will be used within the scheme,” the Committee says. The Home Office is also asked to consult more widely on the ID cards scheme.

See: http://www.publications.parliament.uk.

3. ICO publishes Annual Report

The Information Commissioner published his Annual Report on 12th July 2006. The ICO prosecuted 16 cases involving offences under the Data Protection Act in 2005-2006, and received more than 22,000 complaints. A breach appeared to be involved in 7% of the cases.

See the report at: www.ico.gov.uk.

 


This site is independent of all its sources
The contents of the site are sourced from across the industry. All copyrights are acknowledged.