Moving on from the 2007 data loss by HMRC
- Article 23 of 33
- SC Magazine, October 2010
The loss in 2007 by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs of 25 million people's details was a major warning to the public sector. Rob Buckley says that the private sector should also take heed
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Nevertheless, there is division over whether there will be cuts to IA spending. Mark Fullbrook, UK and Ireland director at Cyber-Ark, says that such spending is “recession-proof”. “Poynter and the ICO dictate that these things will not affected by the spending review.” Despite the recession, budgets have still been available for products that work.
However, Peter Fischer of Check Point is less sure. “The previous government lived with events this government hasn't. The coalition hasn't got the remembered pain or history. Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane-Fox, the UK's ‘digital inclusion champion', has some influence, so she might realise the importance of IS in delivering web-based services. Baroness Neville-Jones seems to be shuffling for position and the debate is ongoing.”
Sophos' head of public sector, Ollie Hart, however, says Neville-Jones “really understands the ‘supplier-to-government' point of view. When and where the cuts come, she will help to continue to protect IA.”
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