Trouble originating between chair and keyboard caused most UK breaches

UK data breaches caused by good old human error rose again early this year, accounting for 62 per cent of all data breaches reported to UK data protection watchdogs in the first quarter of 2016. This far outstrips other causes of breaches, such as insecure webpages and hacking, which stands at nine per cent combined. The …

[Crisp]

Sadly this comes too late for any kid with a VTech product.

Or T-Mobile customers.

[Graham Marsden]

And this will KEEP happening...

... until responsibility for data security starts right at the very TOP of the organisation.

Only when the bosses end up carrying the can will they start taking this seriously.

[Duffaboy]

Re: And this will KEEP happening...

Because at the top they are either

1. clueless when it comes to IT

2. Lied to from their management below them

3. Or both

[elDog]

Re: And this will KEEP happening...

Agree. But aren't they SUPPOSED to be responsible for anybody that works under their control?

[Jim Cosser]

Re: And this will KEEP happening...

I think the GDPR will change the priority, the stick is now pretty large.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: And this will KEEP happening...

I think the GDPR will change the priority, the stick is now pretty large.

Have vast and repeated fines + compensation costs stamped out bad practices in financial services?

[Doctor Syntax]

"mandatory notification within 72 hours for breaches in cases where sensitive personal information is put at risk."

Ideally there would be extra fines for companies who spend the 72 hours issuing denial PR.

[Hollerithevo]

We are but human

We all make mistakes or slip up every day. We are going to do this with data. Most people are not and will not be able to be trained into hawk-like mentalities. Only weird OCD people (such as myself) are going to take endless pains to be secure.

Rather than expecting people to act like machines or in ways other than the ways they live their ordinary lives, we have to build in methods to stop them making errors or mistakes in judgement or assessment. We have traffic lights seat belts, airbags etc because people cannot be left to adjudicate their own driving, Why don't we get inventive and design something a little better than an 'Are you sure?' button.

[adam payne]

Re: We are but human

Are you sure?

Are you very sure?

Are you completely sure?

Are you sure you don't want to ring IT?

Are you sure you don't want to ring a friend?

Are you sure you don't want to ask random people on a random forum for the answer?

[magickmark]

Re: We are but human

As a random person on a random forum my answer would be "yes do it" then stand back with the popcorn and watch the fallout from a safe distance!!!

[ecofeco]

EBKAC and PEBCAK

Error Between Keyboard And Chair and Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard.

Helpdesk 101.

That said, the real problem is that the average user is asked to use a device that is WAY to complicated and badly built in the first place. Vulnerabilities all the way down to the iron and interfaces that are about as intuitive to use as a round peg in a square hole. How CAN they not accidentally cock things up?

[TRT]

Re: EBKAC and PEBCAK

Microsoft appear to be relying on this wetware "feature" in their Windows X deployment roadmap.