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Update on Delta Airlines IT Outage
We blogged last month about the IT outage at Delta Airlines which led to the suspension of flights across the US, Japan and Europe. Although the actual IT outage only lasted for 5 hours, disruption to flights persisted for several days and, in a briefing to investors on Wednesday, Delta estimated the cost of the
Sage Group Share Price Falls after Data Breach (or does it)?
On Friday, the UK software firm Sage Group notified about 200 of its UK customers that sensitive information, including their employee bank account details and salary information, may have been affected by a data breach; the firm has also now reported the breach to the City of London Police. More details about the causes of
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More Information Emerging about Delta IT Outage
Thousands of air passengers around the world were left stranded last Monday after a power cut in Atlanta caused Delta to suspend flights across the US, Japan, Italy and the UK. Flights resumed six hours later but more than 740 flights had been cancelled and delays persisted as the backlog of passengers was cleared. Had it
Data Protection Incidents Continue to Rise
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released its most recent annual report at the end of June, which showed a continued steep rise in the number of data protection incidents. There were a total of 1954 self-reported data protection incidents in 2015/16, an increase of over 17% from the previous year. The figures are even more
TalkTalk – A Postscript to the Data Breach
There was an interesting postscript today to the story of the data breach at TalkTalk last October. You will recall that the at first it was feared that personal details of all 4 million of the company’s customers could have been compromised, although the breach ultimately turned out to be much less serious. The company
Whirlpool Tumble Dryer Recall – Update
The massive recall of Whirlpool tumble dryers announced last November is still dragging on. The recall programme, which also affects the Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda brands; has already been criticised for the length of time ( up to 11 months) that some customers are waiting for a repair. The company can expect renewed pressure to
Interesting Discussion of Risk Displacement on Radio 4
There was an interesting discussion of risk displacement on Radio 4’s Today programme this morning in the context of the forthcoming Euro 2016 Finals. Sir Bob Broadhurst, formerly of the Metropolitan Police, was discussing terrorist threats; and specifically how, as we improve security at the most obvious targets, the terrorists turn their attention to ‘softer’
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Business Impact of Japanese Earthquakes Becoming Clearer
The human impact of the earthquakes on Thursday and Saturday in Japan’s Kumamoto Region was immediately obvious with at least 41 people dead, homes destroyed and public services severely disrupted. It is only now though, as we move into the next working week, that the business impact begins to become apparent. Sony, Honda and Toyota
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