Bedfordshire Council is sorry – well that’s OK then! Advice on CIA, AAA and Policies and Procedures

Here is another example of a data breach at a council. Although breach implies someone broke in and stole the data – as opposed to what happened which was that the Council employees themselves just sent the sensitive information out as part of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request – …

Triple AAA – the most important concept in information security

Authentication – Authorisation – Accountability For good security you must authenticate (A number one) who has access to your information. Then, once they have proven beyond a doubt who they are, that should authorise (the second A) them to access only that information they are entitled to and no more. …