The Information Commissioner is proposing to issue its heaviest ever fine for a breach of UK data protection laws. It proposes fining a health body after patient records were stolen from a hospital and sold on eBay. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust told Out-Law.com that hard drives containing patient data had been sold on the auction website by a contractor it employed to destroy them. A spokesperson for the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the watchdog had proposed [...]

Anywhere, Anytime Access to Proofpoint: Proofpoint Mobile is a family of mobile solutions that extends the accessibility of Proofpoint enterprise features from desktops to mobile devices, all without compromising an organization’s security and compliance. As workers in the enterprise become increasingly mobile, it is important to give them anywhere-access to their data and applications to maximize productivity. Proofpoint Mobile provides tools for both the end users and IT, with support for all mobile device types through either native or HTML [...]

A Saudi Arabian hacking group claims it has leaked information on up to 400,000 Israelis, including names, addresses and credit card details. The data dump follows a reported attack on Israeli websites and has already led to fraudulent use of the sensitive info. Credit card biz Isracard said it had issued 6,600 of the 14,000 cards revealed. However Dov Kotler, chief exec of Isracard, a unit of Bank Hapoalim, said that much of the data is either “incorrect or invalid”, [...]

Credit card firm Visa is investigating reports of a security breach at a European payment processor, with cardholders in eastern Europe potentially affected. In a statement, a spokesperson for Visa Europe said that the company is working to protect its customers. “Visa Europe has been informed of a potential data security breach at a European processor and an investigation is underway. “We are working closely with our member banks to ensure cardholders are protected,” the spokesperson said. At the same [...]

More than two months after the discovery of an organized malware campaign targeting dozens of companies in the defense and chemical industries, the espionage hack attack shows no signs of letting up. According to a blog post published on Monday, the same group that targeted at least 38 companies between July and September is continuing its assault with emails that attempt to trick recipients at sensitive companies into installing backdoor trojans on their employer-issued computers. In the latest iteration, the [...]

IT departments have access to the most sensitive data, even ahead of management and the board. In a survey of 500 IT security specialists, 65 per cent of respondents acknowledged that IT departments have the easiest access to sensitive data, while data access is restricted for other key staff, including CEOs. When asked who had the easiest access to their company’s most sensitive data, 30 per cent believed it was the CEO, eight per cent said management, seven per cent [...]

  We are happy to announce that Proofpoint Enterprise 7.0 is now Generally Available. This GA release contains many new improvements across Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and Proofpoint Enterprise Privacy as well as the underlying platform. Whats New in 7.0? Here are some highlights of the new features in v7.0. For a full list of the new features, please download the Release Notes and the What’s New document. Note that you will need to provide your CTS login/password. 64-bit Operating System [...]

Criminals are targeting internet users with a new gift certificate scam, according to security experts. Users receive an email that claims to be from Apple’s iTunes store, warns the Eleven security blog. The ZIP file attached contains malware that may allow hackers to gain access to the recipient’s computer. The blog says the attack appears to have been timed to coincide with Black Friday, one of the US’s busiest shopping days. Black Friday was the name used by Philadelphia’s police [...]

News release: 28 November 2011 The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served monetary penalties to North Somerset Council and Worcestershire County Council after staff at both authorities sent highly sensitive personal information to the wrong recipients. The news comes as the Information Commissioner is pressing for stronger powers to audit data protection compliance across local government and the NHS. The ICO has served a monetary penalty of £80,000 to Worcestershire County Council for an incident in March 2011 where a [...]

One of the most unusual aspects of the Apple iOS devices is the aspect of how user demand is driving enterprise adoption. Even in corporations where the iPad or the iPhone are not a part of the enterprise standard, it’s not unusual to see employees bringing their own devices to work and making it a part of their business life. For example, a sales manager that has an iPad typically wants to take it on a business trip and read [...]