[Dataloss] IT directors call for mandatory data breach disclosure

[security curmudgeon]

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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2217814/disclosure-uk-breaches-should

By Ian Williams
vnunet.com
29 May 2008

Nearly seven out 10 IT managers believe that data breach disclosure should 
be compulsory in the UK, according to a survey by Secure Computing.

The security firm polled 103 directors at this year's InfoSec security 
show in London in April.

Over 80 per cent of respondents said that data leaks by insiders, whether 
deliberate or accidental, is at the top of their list of security woes.

Only 17 per cent cited external threats posed by cyber-criminals, such as 
spammers and hackers, as more dangerous.

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