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All IT Governance and Risk Management News - June 2008

HMRC staff in muddle over handling sensitive data, says police report

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Author: John-Paul Kamath
Date: 25 June 2008

HMRC staff who worked with sensitive data carried out duties with a ‘muddle through’ ethos, a report into the missing child benefit discs from the independent police complaints commission (IPCC) has found.

Systemic failures at HMRC exposed personal data of 25 million people, says PWC

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Author: Karl Flinders
Date: 25 June 2008

The loss of data on two discs containing the personal details of 25 million people was the result of systemic failures at Revenue and Customs, according to a review of the information security at the department.

IT heads say security biggest issue

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 13 June 2008

European IT decision makers at large firms ...

Inadequate security responsible for 90% of security incidents

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Author: Joe O'Halloran
Date: 11 June 2008

73% resulted from external sources versus 18% from insider threats and most breaches resulted from a combination of events rather than a single hack or intrusion.

All IT Governance and Risk Management News - June 2008

HMRC staff in muddle over handling sensitive data, says police report

Systemic failures at HMRC exposed personal data of 25 million people, says PWC

IT heads say security biggest issue

Inadequate security responsible for 90% of security incidents

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