UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Under Fire After Rise in Data Leaks

guest · Sep 4, 2019

CPS Under Fire After Rise in Data Leaks
September 4, 2019
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cps-under-fire-after-rise-in-data/

The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is in the dock after recording a sharp rise in device losses, an increase in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data and rising electronic media losses.

The government agency for criminal prosecutions in England and Wales made 1378 unauthorized disclosures of confidential data in 2018-19, up from 1329 in the previous financial year.
Of these, the majority were low-risk, as the actual data loss was classed as “minor” or “retained within the criminal justice profession who are bound to professional standards of data protection,” the CPS Annual Report and Accounts claimed.

However, the number of “serious” incidents rose from 108 to 115 over the period. In these instances, data loss is significant and/or data is not recovered/not retained within the criminal justice profession.

“Such a sharp rise in device losses and unauthorized disclosures of confidential data is a gift to cyber-criminals and fraudsters. It’s vital that the CPS improves its endpoint security measures and reduces the number of data leaks as a matter of urgency.”
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