Biggest data loss in NHS history should never happen to patients again
News that the medical records of 8.63 million patients - including details of abortions, HIV infections, cancer and mental illness treatments - have been lost after an NHS laptop went missing in late May has been met with consternation from Venafi, the data security specialist.
The second edition of the annual Information Destruction (ID) Conference and Exhibition, organised by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and its ID section, was held on the 8th of June, in Birmingham with overwhelming number of delegates in attendance.
Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) has launched a new free service that protects its customers against the threat of online attacks from fraudsters and cyber criminals.
A study, conducted by SecurEnvoy – the global leader of tokenless two-factor authentication, has revealed that 82 percent more people are working from home this year than they did last year. Digging a little deeper reveals 66 percent of the sample blamed the record high in petrol prices for this trend. When examining whether any security measures would be required to allow these remote workers to connect to the network, 91 percent will be using two factor authentication.
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