Stories by Antony Savvas

Information Commissioner gives firms 12 months to comply with cookie law

Businesses that run websites aimed at UK consumers are being given up to 12 months by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to "get their house in order" before <a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3279235/information-commissioner-publishes-code-for-sharing-personal-information/">enforcement of the new EU cookies law begins</a>.

Financial organisations 'failing to protect customer data'

Financial sector organisations are failing to fully protect confidential customer data, according to <a href="http://img.en25.com/Web/Informatica/Ponemon%20Institute_Financial%20Services%20Research%20WP%20UK.pdf">research</a> by the Ponemon Institute.

Stock exchange IT failures probed

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating computer system failures at electronic exchanges, it has been reported.

Welsh councils establish £14m shared WAN

Eight public sector organisations in south-east Wales have connected to a shared service wide area network provided by the Welsh Assembly, as part of a five-year £14m deal.

Security practitioners unconvinced about PCI-DSS

Most security practitioners do not believe the PCI-DSS standard has had a positive effect on information security, according to research from The Ponemon Institute and data security firm Imperva, even though the institute said PCI-DSS compliant companies suffer fewer data breaches.

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