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Data Security

Equifax Hit With £500,000 Fine

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has hit credit reference agency Equifax with a GB£500,000 fine for the 2017 data breach.  Equivalent to US$660,000, the fine is the largest ever imposed by the ICO and is the maximum permitted under the legislation in force at the time. Under the newer GDPR laws, the fine could've been as high as $20

Rocstor Encrypted External Hard Drives

Rocstor specialise in data storage and secure encryption solutions: that's encrypted external hard drives to you and me, but it's an increasingly important market. Andy and Scott talk to Anthony Rink from Rocstor about how their products can keep your data safe. Rocstor offers a range of external data storage products with real-time encryption built-in as standard. The encrypted drives

A Six Sigma Approach to Security

How sure are you that your security policy is effective. Let's say that it is, so how effective is it? What costs are incurred by the policy, and I don't mean just monetary. One way to answer these questions and ensure the policy is not only effective, but also efficient, is to apply the Six Sigma approach.