M&S rapped for data loss
Marks and Spencers has been told it must encrypt all company laptops containing personal information by April 2008. In May 2007 the knicker-seller admitted it had lost records relating to 26,000 staff when a laptop was nicked from a contractor's house. The laptop contained information on members of the company pension scheme. M …
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Brown's poodle shows its teeth !!
The Information Commissioner's Office is sanctioning M&S for lost data ?? What about the NHS, MoD, DVLA, et al ??
Not a peep form this poodle when the big dogs were around !!
Gosh, so many comments
See, it's not just government departments that are careless with their laptops. I forsee BCrypt having a bumber year.
Private vs Public Sector
I think the TJX fiasco more than proved the private sector's capabilities in this field. It's just that, generally speaking, when it comes to monumental cock-ups you can't beat a government department.
@Ishkandar
"Information Commissioner's Office is sanctioning M&S for lost data ?? What about the NHS, MoD, DVLA, et al "
Because government departments are exempt from the data protection act (and common sense, apparently). Can't see that law changing, with the current government, can you ?
If...
**The ICO wants the power to carry out spot checks on private companies and government departments when it suspects data protection is not being carried out properly**
That puts most of our government departments in the sh*t then.
BeCrypt???
Oh for the love of the Lord, NO!!!
Don't do it!!
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