Government department, HM Revenue and Customs, has issued staff with a handbook featuring guidance on how prevent data loss. [more]

The new Global State of Information Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has found that only 50% of the companies surveyed had a policy in place to cover the destruction, protection and disclosure of information. [more]

Data security has again been breached at a government department. This time it has been revealed that Gwent Police lost a disc containing the personal details of 2,319 crime victims. [more]

Genuine firms that recycle old computers and dispose of IT equipment in accordance to the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations, have been warning producers, companies and individuals about the dangers of using an unlicensed firm. [more]

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has revealed that it has learnt lessons from the loss of two memory sticks containing personal patient information and is overhauling its data security measures to minimise the chances of further data loss. [more]

IT management and regulations consultancy, IT Governance, has issued a publication to advise consumers and companies about the importance of recycling computers and other electrical goods in accordance with the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations. [more]

A survey carried out by BDRC, on behalf of data quality firm, DataFlux, has found that 27% of firms were not considering implementing a data governance project despite 86% of organizations considering data quality as important. [more]

Environmental pressure group Greenpeace has revealed that electronics giant Philips has agreed to take financial responsibility for recycling its own products in adherence to the WEEE directive. [more]

In the latest in a line of blunders by local authorities with regard to data loss and data leakage, Wiltshire County Council has found itself having to give a high profile apology after losing personal information belonging 1,385 benefit claimants in the Salisbury region. [more]

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) needs to be monitored after it is processed by local authorities to make sure it is being used/handled correctly, says the Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM). [more]