Only two thirds of the local authorities that were expected to meet the government’s Code of Connection, to enable them to be part of the Government Connect extranet system, have successfully met the data security standards. [more]

In a bid to deal with the growing problem of e-waste in developing nations, Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) is sending computers back to the UK to be recycled. [more]

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned Camden Primary Care Trust to make sure that data is wiped from old computers before they are decommissioned. [more]

A survey by airline industry specialist SITA has revealed a number of barriers in the airline industry to achieving regulatory data compliance in areas such as credit card data security. This finding came about despite two-thirds of airlines maintaining or increasing their IT security budgets. [more]

Research from data protection firm DOM Group has found that public confidence in organisations’ data security measures has fallen, and that local authorities and government departments are particularly mistrusted. [more]

As people become increasingly aware of climate change and how over-consumption can add to environmental problems, more people are looking to recycle computers and other electrical goods, or are looking to buy second-hand goods for themselves. [more]

Data security experts at the Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) claim the government needs to place more emphasis on prevention of data loss and data security breaches. [more]

According to a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, up to 25% of the government’s databases are illegal because they breach European data protection laws. [more]

The European Commission (EC) has revealed that it hopes to revise the waste electrical and electronic waste (WEEE) directive to increase its impact. [more]

A new survey by Check Point has uncovered shocking statistics that show levels of encryption within private sector organizations has improved by only 1% over the past 14 months. [more]