BH Consulting's Security Watch Blog
Bord Gais recently announcedthat they lost the personal details of 75,000 customers on a laptop that was stolen, with three others, from one of their offices. What is very disappointing is the laptop with the details of the 75,000 customers was not encrypted. Given the huge publicity last year over the loss of unencrypted laptops [...]
The raft of data breaches involving lost laptops and mobile devices that occurred last year, both in the government and private sector, led to a rash of organisations running out to encrypt these mobile devices. While an effective tool in helping to secure data on mobile devices, encryption by itself is not a silver bullet [...]
It has been an interesting week to say the least with regards to information security breaches in Ireland. First we heard of the responses to Ruairi Quinn’s question as to how many portable devices belonging to government departments have gone missing this year. So far over 45 devices have been lost. Damien Mulley has a breakdown [...]
Today’s Sunday Independent ran a piece in their business supplement on what companies should be doing to protect the data stored on various devices such as PCs and laptops. I am quoted in the article and highlight that companies need to develop their data classification and handling policy and educate their staff in same before [...]
Just as I finished posting about the serious security issues identified in the Department of Family and Social Affairs I read about the government’s auditing body, the Comptroller and Audit General, losing a laptop containing sensitive information about staff in a government department and details on companies recieving grant aid from the government. Details are [...]
The Data Protection Commissioner released the audit report it conducted in the Department of Social and Family Affairs. The report highlights a number of “serious concerns” relating to the security of personal details of over 300,000 people whose avail of the services of the Department. Some of the key findings include; Claim forms stored in [...]
RTE News tonight reported that Bank of Ireland has admitted to having four laptops stolen some time last year resulting in the personal data of 10,000 of the bank’s customers being exposed. The laptops were stolen from the bank’s Life Assurance division. It is reported that one laptop was stolen from an employee’s car. The data included [...]