Brits trust Germany more than UK to keep data safe
As the EU referendum looms large, a new study suggests that British people trust the Germans more than any other…
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Asda accused of ignoring website flaw for 2 years
Asda has been slammed for ignoring a security flaw on its website for nearly two years, amid claims it could have allowed…
2015 Review of the Year: a wake-up call for security
They say a week is a long time in politics; at the Information Commissioner’s Office every week must have seemed…
Protecting your data ‘not geeky’
Consumers who gain control of their own personal information are not “geeks”, and, in time, everyone should be able to…
Silverpop fingered by Play.com
Online retailer Play.com has blamed email marketing agency Silverpop for the data breach which led to customer names and email…
‘Wake-up call’ for mobile owners
The majority of consumers have still not woken up to the danger of letting personal data fall into the wrong…
Play.com rocked by data breach
Play.com, one of the largest online retailers of consumer goods, has been hit by a major security breach, and is…
£2m clean-up bill for data breach
Companies which suffer a data security breach end up with an average clean-up bill of nearly £2m – a 13…
Facebook faces privacy clampdown
Brands which run Facebook pages could be forced to revamp their privacy strategies, including giving users the “right to be…
Wi-Fi data security risks exposed
Some 40 per cent of people who have Wi-Fi at home do not know how to change the security settings…