06/04/2010

The ICO's new power to issue monetary penalties came into force on 6 April 2010, allowing the ICO to serve notices requiring organisations to pay up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act.

“Good data controllers will know not to overreact to this news.  They will already have procedures to properly handle personal data in accordance with the Act” says Stephen Hoare, Kensington’s Security Business Development Director.

Common sense policies combined with an office culture that fosters and expects security lock usage can be quickly implemented by adopting the principles set out in Kensington’s Corporate Security Policy.  The policy is written by research analysts IDC and can be easily implemented by organisations large and small.

Hoare concludes: “Organisations will find that the policy document can be the catalyst of cultural change to safeguard itself, its employees and its customers against the chain reaction of disastrous events that can be triggered by the optimistic theft of an unprotected laptop.” 

Start a cultural change in your office today by creating your own awareness poster: http://www.kensingtoneurope.com/posters.aspx?language=en

Kensington were proud to support the Council of Europe’s Data Protection Day in January when it officially announced it’s Logon-Lockon campaign.  Visit the campaign microsite to download Kensington’s Corporate Security Policy.

Free Security Policy Download:
http://www.kensingtoneurope.com/logonLockon/en/2/security-policy.aspx

More information about Kensington LOGON-LOCKON campaign:
http://www.logon-lockon.com

More information from the ICO
http://www.ico.gov.uk/what_we_cover/data_protection/our_legal_powers.aspx

More information about the Data Privacy Day initiative:
http://dataprivacyday2010.org/

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About Kensington

Kensington is a leading provider of desktop and mobile device accessories, trusted by IT, educators, business and home office professionals around the world for more than 35 years. Kensington products empower people to dynamically interact with content, creating a better working experience for productive performance. In both office and mobile environments, Kensington’s extensive portfolio of award-winning products provides trusted security, desktop productivity innovations, and ergonomic well-being. Our core competencies in engineering, industrial design, product quality and responsive customer support make Kensington The Professionals’ Choice™.

Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Kensington operates as the technology division of ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO), one of the world’s largest designers, marketers and manufacturers of branded business, academic and consumer products, sold in more than 100 countries across the globe.

Kensington is the inventor and worldwide leader in laptop security locks, the acknowledged leader of Trackball innovation and offers a broad range of premium-branded desktop productivity solutions.