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Articles by Sarah Hilley

Stamp out data loss

  • In Depth
  • Date: 24 April 2009
Data loss prevention (DLP) technology has plenty of hype blowing its sails, but it is also being carried along by a serious undercurrent. Organisations have no choice but to follow its drift - they have to take it seriously. UK watchdogs the Information Commissioner (ICO) and the Financial Services Authority will come down hard with fines, not to mention possible public humiliation if slack security policies lead to data loss.

Tackling IT security during the recession

  • In Depth
  • Date: 25 March 2009
Staying true to the real risks facing organisations is not easy for infosecurity managers, especially with a mountain of diversions competing for their hearts. Even covering the basics is not as straightforward as it should be.

UK's poor record on prosecuting hackers revealed

  • News analysis
  • Date: 25 February 2009
Experts have called for more police resources to fight computer crime, after it emerged that only 299 hackershave been charged under the UK's computer crime law over the past four years.

Should data breach confessions be mandatory for the private sector?

  • In Depth
  • Date: 22 October 2008
Owning up to mistakes is a moral challenge at the best of times, but gets even harder if a share price is at stake. That is the dilemma facing companies...

Financial data leaks put 16 million at risk

  • News
  • Date: 16 October 2008
More than 16.5 million people were placed at risk of identity theft, after their details were lost or stolen from financial services firms, Computer Weekly has learned.

The unseen threat: insider attacks and how to stop them

  • News analysis
  • Date: 30 May 2008
The opportunity for internal fraud springs from firms' lack of ability to see all and know all under their own roofs. When a star performer suddenly becomes...
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