Security Blundered Brits: Could We Learn From the US?

Never a day goes by when one doesn't hear about another security blunder with highly confidential information being lost not only by Government departments but also by other large corporations including the DVA, DVLA, HMRC, the Leeds Building Society, Monster.com, Ikea and TK Maxx. The theft of CDs containing the personal information of 25M UK citizens has rightly caused an out-pouring of "Shame on you" on HMRC and prompted questions like "How could one let this happen?" The real question that UK citizens should be asking though is: "Who else has lost their data that the author hasn't been told about?"