The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Glasgow City Council £150,000 for the loss of two unencrypted laptops, one of which contained personal details of more than 20,000 people. The ICO discovered that a further 74 unencrypted laptops were missing, six of which were known to be stolen. Glasgow City Council said it took immediate steps […]
Archives for 2013
AMI hosts Titanic Data Protection Seminar 30 May 2013
Data protection is an increasingly important and heavily legislated business area. This seminar looks at the changes which are currently being considered to data protection law and how businesses need to be aware of them to remain compliant. The event will be held at the Titanic Centre in Belfast on 30 May 2013. The event […]
£150,000 Fine for Lost Devices with Private Personal Data
The Information Commissioner’s Office has urged organisations to review their policies on how personal data is handled, after the Nursing and Midwifery Council was issued a £150,000 civil monetary penalty for breaching the Data Protection Act. The council lost three DVDs related to a nurse’s misconduct hearing, which contained confidential personal information and evidence from […]
DiskShred are attending CeBit 2013 Hannover
DiskShred are delighted to announce that they are attending CeBit 2013. The world’s No. 1 international ICT exhibition. The four day event takes place from Tuesday 5th to Saturday 9th March 2013. DiskShred offer businesses through-out Europe with a secure solution to their data disposal needs. We provide our on-site shredding service to any business […]
Data Centre World exhibition 27th-28th February
DiskShred are delighted to announce that they are attending the Data Centre World 2013 Exhibition. The UKs, largest dedicated data centre event will be held on the 27th and 28th of February. The two day event will showcase a range of exhibitors and aims to help data centre managers and professionals plan, implement and manage […]