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• Data Loss Drives the Story for UK Comedy Show

  
  SanDisk Enterprise Blog — Authority: 112
  Last week’s episode of the British satirical comedy, The Thick of It , showed how the concept of a major public-sector data loss has become so mainstream that it can be the subject of an entire programme. The story was based around the accidental wiping of a large volume of citizen data within a Government ...
  15 hours ago

• Data Breach Costs: Canadian Government Pays $751,750 For Data Breach

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  The Canadian federal government paid out $751,750 to approximately 120,000 people who were affected by a data breach on September 2003, when six computers were stolen.  The computers contained personal information but were not protected via drive encryption software . Six years for resolution.  That must be some ...
  1 day ago

• Reported data losses grow in the UK

  
  SanDisk Enterprise Blog — Authority: 112
  More UK companies and Government departments than ever are reporting data losses to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK data watchdog, according to recent data . Reported incidents grew nearly 100% to 356 data losses in the period between November 2008 and September 2009, compared to 190 incidents ...
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• Disk Encryption Software: Mossad Hacks Syrian Government Laptop

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  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

• Hard Disk Encryption Not On Laptop: Follow Up On Connecticut Data Breach

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  A little over two years ago, a laptop computer belonging to the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) was stolen.  It did not use hard drive encryption software like AlertBoot to protect its contents and led to the breach of personal information for 106,000 people. An investigation was started since ...
  4 days ago

• Drive Encryption Software: Williams College Experiences Laptop Theft

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  Williams College, in Williamstown, Massachusetts has alerted the NH Attorney General about a recent computer theft.  It was not mentioned whether the stolen computer had hard disk encryption installed to protect its contents, a move that would have been highly appreciated by the 750 affected, Im certain. Car ...
  5 days ago

• Hard Drive Encryption: Board Gais 4 Laptop Theft Security Guy Responsible For Breach

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  Databreaches.net has kept up with the Board Gáis laptop theft fiasco from June, and links to a report revealing that the person "responsible" for the breach "had specific responsibility for ensuring the protection of data."  If youll recall, one of the four computers did not use laptop encryption software like ...
  5 days ago

• Data Encryption Software Part Of Trojan. Ransom Notes Are Not

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  According to CNet, Trojan.Ramvicrype encrypts files, but will not leave a ransom note (instances where "ransomware" hijacks your computer, using the same data encryption technology offered by legitimate companies like AlertBoot, have been around for some time).  Fixes are available for download at Symantec, as ...
  1 week ago

• Internet Business Income Opportunity - The Info One Must Know About

  
  Start Your Own Online Business Presence — Authority: 149
  In the first place, Internet or intranets are everywhere. All you need to access the Internet is a computer, a phone line, and an ISP (Internet Service Provider). There are no borders, no time zones and no working hours. These facts allow great possibilities for anything you want to do remotely.brbrThe second ...
  1 week ago

• Drive Encryption: Missing Tape Affects UK Farmers Tied To RPA

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  If youre a farmer in the UK, and have ever taken a payment from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), consider yourself a victim of a data breach.  The RPA has lost computer tapes with information on farmers who have ever received a EU subsidy payment.  The tapes were not protected with encryption , as required. 39 ...
  1 week ago

• Internet Business Income Opportunity – The Information One Should Know About

  
  Internet Marketing Blog — Authority: 450
  In the first place, Internet or intranets are everywhere. All you need to access the Internet is a computer, a phone line, and an ISP (Internet Service Provider). There are no borders, no time zones and no working hours. These facts allow great possibilities for anything you want to do remotely. The second important ...
  1 week ago

• Disk Encryption Software: Ashford and St Peters Loses USB Drives, Pledges Better Handling

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  Three missing USB memory drives have prompted the Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust to sign an undertaking with the Information Commissioners Office.  The missing devices, which did not use full disk encryption , held cancer patient data. The Details The data included full treatment and diagnosis of ...
  1 week ago

• North Carolina Data Privacy, Data Breach, And Encryption Law

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  North Carolina does not have a data encryption law per se ; instead, it has a personal data breach notification law that gives safe harbor to people who use encryption to protect personal data. Warning: Im not a lawyer--the following is strictly what Ive taken from the various state laws found on-line. North ...
  1 week ago

• USB Flash Drives to be Re-Enlisted By US Military

  
  SanDisk Enterprise Blog — Authority: 112
  After being banned in November 2008, it looks likely that USB flash drives are about to be reintroduced to U.S. Defense Department computers and networks. But there will be very strict controls on their use, to avoid future malware and security issues which caused the DoD to suspend the use of all USB memory ...
  1 week ago

• Drive Encryption Software: UK Companies Report 356 Data Breaches In Less Than One Year

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  A Freedom of Information request has revealed that UK CIOs have reported 356 instances of data breaches since November 2008.  Of these, 222 instances (60%) would have been fully preventable via the use of drive encryption like AlertBoot. The 222 instances I mentioned include the loss or theft of hardware (memory ...
  2 weeks ago

• Laptop Computer Security Firm Launches MyLaptopGPS Encryption and Remote Decryption Kill to Provide the Industry-Leading Laptop Protection Technology

  
  Extra Technology Blog — Authority: 498
  Addition of Encryption Functionalities Renders MyLaptopGPS Product an All-in-One, One-of-a-Kind Approach to Laptop Computer Security: "Encrypt. Track. Recover." Purchasing a capable laptop theft protection technology is easily one of the smartest moves any ...
  2 weeks ago

• Laptop Computer Security Firm Launches MyLaptopGPS Encryption and Remote Decryption Kill to Provide the Industry-Leading Laptop Protection Technology

  
  Information Engineer — Authority: 451
  Addition of Encryption Functionalities Renders MyLaptopGPS’ Product an All-in-One, One-of-a-Kind Approach to Laptop Computer Security: “Encrypt. Track. Recover.” Purchasing a capable laptop theft protection technology is easily one of the smartest moves any organization can ...
  2 weeks 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

• Data Encryption And ISO 27001, Compliant UK Firms Are Actually Not

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  According to networkworld.com , nearly half of UK business that have been certified compliant with ISO 27001 are engaged in actions that would make them anything but.  In my own experience with drive encryption software , I can see how this can be true. What is ISO 27001? ISO/IEC 27001:2005-Information ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ubuntu’s Encrypted Home Directory: A Canonical Approach to Data Privacy

  
  fsdaily.com - Free Software News - Published news — Authority: 158
  How can users protect themselves from the loss of important data when a computer goes missing? Well, the latest release of Ubuntu makes this not only possible, but frighteningly easy!
  2 weeks ago

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