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Marks & Spencer has become the latest large organisation embroiled in an identity theft-related security flap. A laptop containing salary details, addresses, dates of birth, national insurance and phone numbers of some 26,000 employees has been stolen from a printing firm, which was tasked with the job of writing to workers …

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  1. al

    M&S Data loss

    This is not just data loss.

    This is M&S data loss...

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  2. I R David

    Not Just Any Laptop...

    ...but the finest hand reared laptop stuffed with top quality employee data and plump seasoned olives

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    Security was total pants then?

    I'll get my coat.

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  4. Chris Miller

    Security doesn't stop ...

    ... at the firewall. There needs to be (at a minimum) contractual arrangements covering any personal or confidential data handed over to third party organizations. Requiring such third parties to be ISO 27001 registered wouldn't be a bad idea, either.

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  5. Tom

    By the love of St Michael!

    Laptop Pur una?

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  6. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    It's all Secure Computings fault!!

    It must be like Manager of the Month in football, you always get stuffed in the next game.

    Amanda Finch (M&S), was voted Computer Security Officer of the year at the Secure Computing Awards 2007 (sponsored by Deloitte)

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