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• Disk Encryption Software: Mossad Hacks Syrian Government Laptop

  
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  According to Der Spiegel , Israels intelligence service planted a Trojan horse on the laptop computer of a Syrian government official.  This act ultimately led to the 2007 bombing of the Al Kibar complex (supposedly a nuclear reactor).  One way to have prevented this would have been the use of full disk encryption ...
  3 days ago

• Data Encryption Software: CalOptima Loses Unencrypted CDs

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  CalOptima in Orange County has announced the loss of several CDs containing personal information of members.  It will affect approximately 68,000 people.  The use of data encryption software like AlertBoot would have been extremely useful, on a number of fronts. What Was Lost The CDs contained "names, home ...
  2 weeks ago

• Hard Drive Encryption Software: Roane State Community College Data Breach

  
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  9,747 current and former students and 1,194 employees at Roane State Community College have been alerted to a data breach.  The data was stored on a USB drive.  While the academic institution does have "policies [to] define rules for protecting confidential data," it hasnt been revealed whether full disk encryption ...
  2 weeks ago

• Drive Encryption Software Keeps Aussie Peeper Out Of Slammer

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  I do not advocate the use of disk encryption software for illegal ventures.  However, it cannot be denied that its one way of keeping your activities secret.  Like in the case of the Australian man who constructed an elaborate set of peepholes to spy on his roommates but couldnt get convicted for the lack of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Cost Of A Computer Breach: Some Stats From ChoicePoint 2008 Breach

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  Databreaches.net has a story on how ChoicePoint has decided to settle with the FTC regarding an information security breach the data broker experienced in 2008.  Ironically enough, the breach could have been prevented:  ChoicePoint had implemented the correct security measures in response to their 2005 breach.  ...
  3 weeks ago

• Disk Encryption Software: Pitt County Memorial Hospital Loses USB Disk

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  Pitt County Memorial Hospital has notified 1,700 patients that their personal information has been breached.  A USB flashdrive with patient names and SSNs has been found missing (yeah, I know.  Thats an oxymoron).  There is no mention on whether data security software, like hard disk encryption from AlertBoot, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hard Disk Encryption: Halifax Health Laptop Stolen From Car

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  A laptop belonging to Halifax Health was stolen in late August.  The computer contained the billing information of 33,000 patients.  Password-protection was used, although there is no mention on the use of hard drive encryption like AlertBoot to protect the contents. The laptop was stolen from an employees car in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Data Encryption Worthless With Employees Like These: 1/3 Of UK Emp Toss Sensitive Data In Bins

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  Encryption is not a panacea for all of your data ills, as Ive already noted time and again.  But, sometimes it can fail even for those "ills" it was designed for.  Foremost amongst those instances is when people dont follow instructions, such as not keeping their usernames and passwords in the vicinity of the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Data Encrypting Software: Making Sure Your Information Remains Protected

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  Data encrypting software like AlertBoot can go a long way in keeping your information secure.  And, because of advances in technology, its not as hard as it used to be. Why Encrypt Information On Your Computer? Weve all heard of stories where a computer is stolen, accessed by the thief, and a bunch of people ...
  4 weeks ago

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