Tagged: Data Protection & News
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The death of privacy News
24.05.2012 A better understanding of privacy is required at all levels of society, writes John Kennedy. He warns that 21st-century technology will stretch the limits and our notions of... -
What our phones can reveal about us (infographic) News
17.05.2012 Losing a smartphone can throw its owner into a tailspin, seeing as how so much information is on that little device - emails, contact lists and appointment reminders, to name... -
DPC investigated record number of data complaints in 2011 News
30.04.2012 The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC)’s office opened 1,161 complaints for investigation in 2011, a record number compared to its last milestone of 783 in 2010, according to... -
The legalities of cloud (infographic) News
17.04.2012 While cloud computing, which enables the use of files and applications over the internet, offers many benefits to companies, one of the biggest concerns surrounding the...Categories: Virtualisation, Legal, IT Management, Internet, Intellectual Property, Data Management, CIO -
Symantec completes Nukona acquisition News
16.04.2012 Security software maker Symantec has wrapped up its acquisition of mobile application management provider Nukona for an undisclosed sum. -
Symantec to acquire Nukona, Inc News
23.03.2012 Security software maker Symantec has signed an agreement to acquire mobile application management provider Nukona, Inc, for an undisclosed sum. -
UK costs of data breach up 68pc in five years News
21.03.2012 Employee negligence is behind 36pc of all data breaches, the cost of which has risen for the fifth consecutive year, a study by Symantec Corp and Ponemon Institute suggests. -
Security providers bring cloud into focus News
01.03.2012 Recent announcements from security vendors – including encrypted data sharing, mobile app scanning and website protection – show the industry moving to address customers’ cloud... -
Most European CIOs make cloud a priority but security concerns remain News
17.02.2012 More than two-thirds of European IT decision makers rate cloud computing as a priority today, but the same old challenges remain: 45pc say security is a barrier to adoption and... -
ICS creates a new body for data protection officers News
08.02.2012 A new professional association has been established for data protection officers in organisations across Ireland. The brainchild of the Irish Computer Society, the new... -
Developers warned to focus on ensuring security of apps News
07.02.2012 ‘There’s an app for that’ has a nice ring to it but developers are being warned about ensuring their creations are secure enough to protect people’s data. -
Most firms risking operations and business data - survey News
03.02.2012 More than half (51pc) of organisations are putting their operations and business data at financial risk by not having an IT disaster recovery plan, research by IT services... -
Almost half of IT staff want better data protection training - survey News
31.01.2012 Nearly half of Irish IT administration staff surveyed by the Irish Computer Society (ICS) believe they were not given adequate data protection training, with some saying they... -
Microsoft releases tips to help protect your online image News
27.01.2012 Ninety-one per cent of internet users say they have done something, at some point, to manage the way others perceive them online, but only 44pc actively think about the... -
Major changes to EU data laws to affect online giants News
23.01.2012 Online giants Facebook, Microsoft and Google could be fined up to 1pc of their international revenues if they were ever to be found guilty of breaching tough new EU data... -
Data storage to be priority in 2012 - KeepItSafe News
23.12.2011 The storage, securement, access and management of increasing volumes of data will mark 2012 in the technology sector, managed online backup and disaster recovery services... -
Google Wallet keeps too much data unencrypted - study News
13.12.2011 A study from digital forensics and security firm viaForensics found that NFC payment app Google Wallet kept too much data unencrypted, such as transaction history and credit... -
Healthcare sector urged to avoid further data leak gaffes News
14.11.2011 Professionals working in the healthcare sector have been urged to protect data to the point of destruction and avoid any more damaging and embarrassing leaks. -
Security and data protection in the cloud News
16.10.2011 With the recent high-profile security breaches of Sony’s PlayStation Network, along with outages at Amazon’s data centres, LAURA O’BRIEN asks providers how secure data is in the... -
The week in gadgets News
03.10.2011 A look at gadget happenings, as a major HTC Android security flaw is uncovered and Nokia finishes outsourcing Symbian to Accenture.