ICO calls for security focus following data protection breach
Date posted: 28 Jul 2009
UK organisations should take care when dealing with personal information, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) suggests, following a recent breach of the Data Protection Act.
The ICO is calling for all bodies to restrict the amount of personal information they allow to be taken off secure sites in a bid to safeguard details they hold.
It follows an incident which saw Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council breach the Data Protection Act when an employee lost a memory stick containing details relating to 65 children.
UK organisations should take care when dealing with personal information, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) suggests, following a recent breach of the Data Protection Act.
The ICO is calling for all bodies to restrict the amount of personal information they allow to be taken off secure sites in a bid to safeguard details they hold.
It follows an incident which saw Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council breach the Data Protection Act when an employee lost a memory stick containing details relating to 65 children.
The device was not protected by a password or equipped with encryption software.
Council chief executive Ken Sawyers has now signed an undertaking to ensure personal information will be kept secure in the future, with the encryption of data storage devices such as laptops.
Assistant information commissioner Mick Gorrill commented that it is important organisations are careful when handling personal information.
He said: "I am pleased the council reacted responsibly by reporting the breach to the ICO and took remedial action."
ICO representatives work with a variety of organisations to promote the protection of personal information.
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