Bord Gais Eireann reports today that four laptop computers, one of which contained customer information, were stoled from its premises in Dublin on 5 June 2009. This article discusses the main threats to information security and the steps that should be taken to combat them.
New .tel Top Level Domain
.tel is a new top level domain (TLD), launched between December 2008 and March 2009. Operated by Telnic, a UK-based company, the TLD enables users (organisations and individuals) to publish contact information about themselves in a fairly simple, structured manner. While it is possible to access a .tel domain over the web, the suggested power [...]
Data loss by PA Consulting
The recent loss by PA Consulting of data about criminals in Britain raises many questions about data security and highlights the difficult of guaranteeing privacy and security of data. With the proliferation of portable storage devices, coupled with their increasing capacity and low cost, the challenges of maintaining data privacy and security are considerable. I [...]
