CRN reports that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) disputes encryption vendor ViaSat's analysis of data it acquired through the Freedom of Information Act. Last week, ViaSat asserted that the ICO did not penalise organisations enough, suggesting the ICO's "inaction was harming the deterrent value of the fines" it could impose. In response, the ICO has released a statement claiming the vendor misinterpreted one of the statistics relating to the number of reported data breaches. ViaSat's chief executive defends his firm's use of the figures, saying, "Our request was clear in that we wanted information on the number of data breaches."
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