Pro Employees persist in online file sharing despite prohibition Bypassing corporate firewalls via hotspots, survey finds 4 Apr
Pro Irish businesses struggle with data protection and access balance Research reveals majority regard IT security as biggest current tech challenge 14 Mar
Pro Big brother influence alters employee behaviour Two thirds of Irish employees would change their online ways of boss was watching, according to online survey 22 Feb
Life EU makes 900 changes to data privacy law No bowing to vested interests, says committee chair 21 Feb
Pro Irish organisations create data protection roles Increasing awareness and implementation of data protection measures, finds survey 20 Feb
Pro Serious data breaches take months to spot One in five incidents take years to detect, according to Trustwave 14 Feb
Pro EU to force organisations to report major security breaches NIS Directive set to become law 12 Feb
Life Washington on collision course with EU over privacy legislation NGOs voice concern over weighting of commercial interest against individual rights 4 Feb
Life EU seeks to harmonise data protection regulations Commissioner Hawkes addresses seminar to mark Global Data Protection Day 28 Jan
Pro EU data breach response proposals draw fire before their release Planned internet security strategy is attacked by industry, privacy groups 22 Jan
Pro Euro data retention rule could violate fundamental EU law Storing people's telecoms data for law enforcement purposes might violate EU law, says an Austrian court 20 Dec
Pro Dell buying data-protection vendor Credant Credant's technology will become part of Dell's security offerings 20 Dec
Pro Bans ineffective in countering shadow IT Data leakage threat via insecure sharing services persists, finds survey 19 Dec
Life German data protection watchdog slams Google Maps app Default setting to share location could be a threat to anonymity rights 17 Dec
Life Europe v Facebook tools up for court battle Austrian students to mount legal challenge over failure to implement privacy changes 4 Dec
Pro EU hints at data protection concessions for SMEs Public sector might also get some flexibility 30 Oct
Pro Companies are responsible for customer data in the cloud Onus of responsibility falls on companies, not cloud network providers, according to UK ICO 28 Sep
Pro Data breaches mostly caused by employees Loss, theft and misuse rather than hacking remain the biggest problem, according Forrester 25 Sep
Life Data Protection Commissioner gives Facebook all-clear in privacy report Social network turns off facial recognition feature in EU 21 Sep
Pro Fears for security in data migrations Preventing unauthorised access during migration a major concern, finds survey 20 Sep
Pro All Irish businesses must be aware of data protection No excuses for lack of implementation, says ADPO 14 Sep
Pro Flame malware prompts Windows encryption revamp Minimum of 1024-bit signatures will be required 13 Jul
Pro Cloud computing and data protection guidance Data Protection Commissioner publishes data protection guide 5 Jul
Pro Digital info represents almost half of organisations Symantec survey shows global cost of information at 28 Jun
Uncategorized Cloud laws Knowing who is responsible for what is more important than where when it comes to the cloud and data 15 Jun
Life Germany taken to court for failing to implement data retention directive Pirate Party representative says the move is 'absolutely ridiculous' 31 May
Pro Data protection commissioner releases annual report Increases in reporting and data breaches for DPC, with warnings of resource issues that could threaten capacity to execute full responsibilities 2 May
Pro Cloud increases risk of major fines under new EU Data rules IT lawyer warns enterprises of the risks under the new legislation 30 Mar
Pro Data breach costs fall for first time in seven years New study says data breaches caused by malicious attacks add to the cost of doing business, but not as much as they used to 21 Mar
Life Proposed EU data laws under fire from both sides Data protection supervisor says the proposed laws are too weak, but businesses say they are too harsh 12 Mar
Pro Eircom computer theft exposes customer and employee data Unencrypted laptops stolen, despite company encryption policy 10 Feb
Pro Data protection knowledge expands through experience ICS survey reveals broadening awareness but not through education 31 Jan
Pro Data breach harm assessment Survey of IT pros published as the EU proposes 24 hour data breach disclosure deadlines 26 Jan
Pro Firms will struggle to report data breaches within 24 hours, industry warns Many companies don't have the sophisticated systems for identifying breaches in the first place 25 Jan
Pro G Data predicts massive rise in malware for 2012 Over 2.5 million new virus signatures expected 3 Jan
Pro Three quarters of firms fear irrevocable data loss Hardware failures are chief culprit with down time and productivity losses, finds survey 14 Dec
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