The new EU data protection guidelines


Written by Phil on March 8, 2012 in InfoSecurity.

In January 2012, Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice, outlined plans to enhance data protection rights for individuals across Europe and increase the responsibility and accountability of organizations handling records containing the information of EU citizens.

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Half of British, French, German businesses have no disaster recovery strategy in place


Written by Phil on January 12, 2012 in Business Continuity, survey.

Over half of small organisations across the UK, France and Germany are operating without a formal disaster recovery plan in place, according to research from analyst firm Freeform Dynamics, sponsored by Quest Software

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.eu passes disaster tests


Written by Phil on July 12, 2011 in Business Continuity, Testing.

EURid, the registry for the .eu top-level domain (TLD), successfully tested its disaster recovery plan on 7 July 2011 during a business continuity exercise.

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Survey: Majority Of European Offices Not Protecting Confidential Printed Data


Written by Phil on October 21, 2009 in InfoSecurity, Risk Management, survey, Vital Records.

According to Samsung’s research, 56 percent of workers regularly see confidential documents abandoned on the printer, 51 percent not aware of any processes or technologies in place at their organization to protect the printer network itself

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