And about bloody time too.

[ratewhore]

That was my friend's point, the controls over sensitive data are very strict, and they are adhered to rigidly.

erm, bollocks!! Sorry, but it is...

[Moose423956]

erm, bollocks!! Sorry, but it is...

Do you work there?

[Unicorn]

Stick Audits

AIUI The data was provided to PA by the Home Office on the data stick. This was apparently in line with the contract on the basis that PA would then look after it properly. Presumably the HO then asked for it back, at which point someone shat themselves.

Quote from article
Our investigation has demonstrated that while the information was transmitted in an appropriately secure way to PA Consulting and fed to a secure site, it was subsequently downloaded on to an insecure data stick and that data stick was then lost.

Not the same stick so presumably there must be some audit somewhere to show the data was downloaded onto the unauthorised stick.

[ratewhore]

Do you work there?

I don't need to work there. This is what I do for a living and I've worked in enough places, both public and private sector, to know there are next to none of them that adhere to the rules rigidly.

Yes there are plenty of rules, unfortunately, as DaveB has already pointed out, they're not followed. And the fact remains that PA did not adhere to them either...

[Board Game Geek]

security breeches

I think you will find that these are more "security breeches".

I take it you mean "breaches" ?