by tier1 | Oct 10, 2014 | IT Security
This new bug is even bigger and even more serious than the ‘Heartbleed’ bug that we saw in April this year. Its severity has been rated a ten out of ten, yet its said to be fairly basic in terms of complexity: hackers can exploit it using merely three lines of code....
by tier1 | Aug 26, 2014 | News
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have reported today that The Ministry of Justice has been fined £180,000 for “serious failings” in the handling of confidential data. This is as a result of the loss of a hard drive containing the details...
by tier1 | Jul 15, 2014 | News
The Information Commissioner has warned today that its role has never been more important and that the general public has to have an independent regulator overseeing the handling of people’s personal data. At the launch of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO)...
by tier1 | Jul 3, 2014 | News
Its a first in the UK – a custodial sentence has been awarded for the illegal export of WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment). According to Gov.uk the offender, Joe Benson, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for illegally exporting 46 tonnes of...
by tier1 | May 20, 2014 | News
At EOL we are continually surprised to find that many organisations are unaware of their specific responsibilities outlined within Principle 7 of the Data Protection Act. So – in brief, what does the Data Protection Act say about information security and how does this...
