Heathrow security plans ‘found on USB stick left in the street’

Minimalist · Oct 30, 2017

This weekend British tabloid newspaper The Sunday Mirror warned of a potential “risk to national security” after a memory stick containing sensitive information about Heathrow airport was reportedly “found in the street.”
If the report is to be believed, an unnamed unemployed man found a USB stick lying amid the leaves on Ilbert Street, in Queen’s Park, West London – miles away from Britain’s busiest airport.
At least 174 documents were said to be on the unencrypted USB drive, including some marked as “restricted” or “confidential” detailing the precise route used by the Queen when she uses the airport, and security measures in place to protect government ministers and foreign dignitaries.
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https://www.welivesecurity.com/2017...-plans-found-on-usb-stick-left-in-the-street/

guest · Oct 8, 2018

Remember that lost memory stick from Heathrow Airport? The terrorist's wet dream? So does the ICO
Operator fined £120k by UK data watchdog
October 8, 2018
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/08/ico_fines_heathrow_airport_over_lost_memory_stick/

Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has been fined £120,000 by the UK's data watchdog for the loss of an unencrypted USB memory stick reportedly containing airport security data.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said today the stick contained 76 folders and more than 1,000 files, which of "particular concern" included the names, birth dates and passport numbers of 10 individuals and details of up to 50 HAL aviation security staff.

"Data Protection should have been high on Heathrow's agenda," said ICO director of investigations Steve Eckersley. "But our investigation found a catalogue of shortcomings in corporate standards, training and vision that indicated otherwise."

As part of its probe, the ICO discovered that just 2 per cent of the 6,500 workers at HAL had been trained in data protection. The ICO also noted "widespread" use of removable storage media that flouted HAL's internal policies and guidance [...]
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