Michael,
Thanks for the email. I was not aware of the amount. It sounds like a lot, when the issue was mainly down to the culture rather than a technical issue.
I wonder if anyone has looked at the agency, now almost 5 years later and asked whether they are more secure and whether they have a robust Data Protection Culture.
Any insight in that regard would be welcomed.
Best,
Lawrence
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From: Grimbaldus [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 11 July 2013 15:57
To: Lawrence Serewicz; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [data-protection] Life after breach fines is it more secure? For how long?
Well, Gordon Brown announced a £11m spend in HMRC following the 'loss' of two CDs.
The project manager informed me though that this was not 'new money'; that it had to come from the existing IT Security budget.
M
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On 11 Jul 2013, at 12:13, Lawrence Serewicz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear all
> I have been thinking about data breach fines and their long term effect.
>
> Has anyone done any research on the long term effect of fines or other enforcement?
>
> In the financial sector it appears that fines or other enforcement become the cost of doing business.
> In local government and universities, traditionally not know for having squizzillions of £ or $ or €, the fines are not always seen as the cost of doing business.
>
> The question, then though, is whether an organisation that suffers a fine or enforcement is actually more secure and better at data protection as a result?
>
> Also, for how long? Does the fine effect wear off after a period, say a generation or is it shorter ie until the next cx or next issue captures the organisation attention.
>
> Is the effect demonstrated by money and resources allocated to the issue? If so how much? The cost of a new software package, hiring a new officer, or is it creating a working group to focus on the issue.
>
> Is it a series of steps to raise awareness and training, but what is the half life for that effect? Is it a year, 18 months or 2 years?
>
> I know there are examples of good practice where organisations take the breach or enforcement to heart and change their culture to be better at data protection and information security. However, the issue is the long term effect.
>
> If you are aware of any research, I would be interested. Even if it is comparative research of just anecdotal from personal experience.
>
> Thanks
>
> Lawrence
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