Following the data loss in March 2009 of 109,000 records from NorthgateArinso, a HR company, has now joined CIFAS, a fraud prevention service.
CIFAS, while offering a useful service in tracking fraud, does not prevent the data being used, or being stolen again in the future.
The company needs to use encryption, at a minimum, or employ a data loss prevention service/software.
The fact that NorthgateArinso have repeated that the laptop was “password protected” is a concern, as it implies that a password protected laptop may offer some protection again data theft
