The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is
looking to increase its authority to
impose greater punishments against companies who have had major data security breaches.
Recent official figures show a marked increase in cyber security incidents in
both the public and private sector. In addition, according to the article
on computing.co.uk, Europe is also looking to ‘introduce tough new data
protection regulations as early as 2014.’ The article has views from Deputy
Information Commissioner, David Smith, who even argues for custodial sentences
although the government has not wanted to take this step so far. Currently the
maximum fine that can be issued for a data security breach is £500,000. The maximum
issued so far was for £375,000 to Brighton and Sussex General Hospital when hard disks with
patient data were found on eBay. For more on the debate on how cyber security
breaches should be handled read the full article at http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/analysis/2214058/analysis-data-watchdog-needs-more-bite#ixzz29Rv1qpPi
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