Sunday 12 April 2009

Watching a burglary live on web cam

Great video of a live burglary watched by a Florida woman live on her own covert security web cam.

Our mobile phones are self-inflicted surveillance

Great article on The Register detailing how our phones are effectively surveillance tags giving away endless data about our movements and behavior patterns.

Another delay for ICO data breach powers

Once again this government has failed to deliver on deadlines to bring in new powers for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to fine companies who lose personal data. There has been no comment on why they missed the deadline, or when they now plan to publish the secondary legislation.

Perhaps they need time to gather the funds required to meet all the fines that will be leveled against government departments.... or just to try to get their own house in order?

Report shows decline in UK business mobile security

The report claims that more than half of UK business workers have to access remote sensitive data on an ongoing basis.

The report claims one in three businesses do not have sufficient security for this process.

In our experience this is very true. Many companies don't know how to implement better security for fear of compromising efficiency. If you need help finding the balance contact Faberbrent.

Key Brown advisor still doesn't understand emails are 'published documents'

Damian McBride had to resign after sending “juvenile and inappropriate” emails from his Downing Street email address.

How can someone who works in a senior public position have such a fundamental gap in their understanding of information security.