it is widely reported that the Nationwide Building Society has had a computer stolen from a member of staff which may have resulted in certain personal details being lost. Now there is a question which must be asked that requires an answer. What on earth is somebody doing taking such details out of the office in the first place. Where is the security.
One of the tasks I had at the bank where I worked was the implementation of the Data Protection Act. it would appear to me that there has been a serious breech of the Act.
What also concerns me is what other information is being taken home by staff of many other organisations, not only financial but also we know the way in which working from home has developed over the years. How secure is our information. Councillors have computers at home now, social workers, doctors accountants etc. so what protection have we got against our details being stolen.
When testing computer systems who is actually controlling what the analysts are seeing. Somehow I fear that there is systemic failure in the area of security and we should all be afraid, very afraid.