Chancellor Alistair Darling told MPs that last month a junior employee used the department
’s internal mail system to send two password-protected discs that contained a full, unecrypted copy of HMRC’s data relating the payment of child benefit . But the discs never arrived. What he didn’t say was why a basic breach in security procedures occured
Chancellor faces up to UK’s worst-ever data breach
UK banks could be forced to close accounts after HMRC data loss scandal
UK banks could be forced to close the accounts of all child benefit claimants affected by an HMRC “operational failure” believed to involve the loss of 25 million records stored on discs, a Gartner analyst has warned.
Revenue and customs chief quits amidst data loss fears
Paul Gray, the chairman of Revenue and Customs, has resigned over what Treasury officials are describing as an “operational matter”.
SANS Institute team lists security skills for Java programmers
A group of senior security experts, pulled together by the SANS Institute, has laid out the essential skills needed for secure Web application development.
Sun to set up datacentre in coal mine
Here’s a way to use all that space underneath Wales and Yorkshire; datacentres for all … and lots of power savings too
There is no security flaw in Windows 2000, says Microsoft
Microsoft has rejected claims by a team of Israeli researchers that a loophole exists in the Windows 2000 random number generator, allowing hackers to retrieve users’ personal information.
Where is Microsoft’s Green story?
A great blog entry about Microsoft TechEd IT Forum 2007 in Barcelona plenty of ways to go green -if you know how – but the issue was never actually directly addressed at the conference
Capgemini to cull 20% of HMRC’s Aspire IT staff
Capgemini is set to axe the jobs of up to 600 staff working on its Aspire IT contract with HM Revenue and Customs – 20% of the total.
Capgemini to cull 20% of HMRC’s Aspire IT staff
Capgemini is set to axe the jobs of up to 600 staff working on its Aspire IT contract with HM Revenue and Customs – 20% of the total.
Capgemini to cull 20% of HMRC’s Aspire IT staff
Capgemini is set to axe the jobs of up to 600 staff working on its Aspire IT contract with HM Revenue and Customs – 20% of the total.
