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• Laptop Encryption Software And Rickrolling Having Something In Common

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  What does laptop encryption software have in common with the cultural zenith that was, and is, Rick Astley?  Passwords. Rickrolling iPhone Worm Australians with jailbroken iPhones got the treat of a lifetime when their wallpaper got changed to that of a young Astley looking impishly serious (check out the ...
  7 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 ...
  12 hours 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 ...
  3 days ago

• Field Memo: Windows 7 Support on EUC Products

  
  Novell User Communities — Authority: 112
  Podcast: Windows 7 Support on EUC Products Randal covers which End-User Computing products currently have Windows 7 support and when others will support Windows 7. He also gives you some tips on how you can support Novells customer communication effort around Windows 7. Want to listen to podcasts on your ...
  4 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 ...
  6 days ago

• Trend Micro Integrating with Kaseya

  
  MSPmentor — Authority: 525
  Trend Micro is integrating its Worry-Free Remote Manager security dashboard with Kaseya’s remote monitoring and management tool, two sources confirm. Here’s the news, along with some bigger-picture managed security services trends involving Trend Micro and market competitors. Worry-Free Remote Manager is a free ...
  1 week ago

• File Security: Junior Staffer Leaks US House Ethics Doc Via P2P

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  The US Ethics Committee has announced that a recent document leak was caused by junior staffer who installed file-sharing software on his personal computer.  This statement actually raises questions.  It is also testament to how data security requires a holistic approach that includes data loss prevention and data ...
  1 week ago

• Windows 7 Ultimate… Sort of.

  
  Neil MacDonald — Authority: 396
  In my previous post , I stated this: One important note: Because many of the more popular security features such as BitLocker, BitLocker To Go, AppLocker, DirectAccess and so on require EA/SA, the cost of EA/SA must be factored into any cost-benefit analysis of migration. If you don’t already have EA/SA, this can ...
  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 ...
  1 week ago

• Journey to the End of the Night street game | SF

  
  funcheapSF.com — Authority: 491
  [ Saturday, October 31, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Journey to the End of the Night is a free street game on Halloween Night 2009 in San Francisco. Using only feet and public transportation (no blades, bikes or taxis), the game is a pursuit across the city through a series of checkpoints as quickly and as stealthily as possible, ...
  1 week 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

• Cost Of Computer Security Breach: Judge Rejects TD Ameritrade Offer

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  The judge presiding over the TD Ameritrade lawsuit has rejected a settlement he himself had pre-approved nearly three months ago.  I can see how instances can justify the various data security measures companies across the US are choosing to take, despite their seemingly "heinous" upfront costs. (A drop in the ...
  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

• Windows 7 Launches With lots of Security Features

  
  Neil MacDonald — Authority: 396
  I haven’t posted in a while – I was preparing for and attending Gartner’s US Fall Symposium conference in Orlando which wrapped up yesterday. Coincidentally, yesterday was also the official launch of Windows 7. As I talked about here , there are things that organizations can do today to improve the security of ...
  2 weeks ago

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

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  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

• Wireless Encryption: TJX Lessons Not Learned At TimeWarner?

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  Remember how TJX had that massive breach?  The one thats considered to be the largest to date?  Well, it looks like not all major companies learned the lesson.  The issue came down to the data encryption used to protect wireless data transfers.  Well, Time Warner has been caught using the same encryption ...
  2 weeks ago

• Backup Data Encryption: Zurich Financial Services Loses Tape In South Africa

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 129
  Zurich Financial Services, a major financial services group that specializes in Life and General Insurance, has admitted to losing a tape that was used for backup purposes, a loss that could potentially affect customers on three continents.  It hasnt been revealed whether the tape drive encryption was used to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Check Point Adds Windows 7 OS Support to Endpoint Security

  
  CheckPointWorks.com - Check Point — Authority: 110
  Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced Windows 7 Microsoft operating system support for Check Point Endpoint Security™, the first and only single agent that combines all the critical components for total security on the endpoint. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Check Point Adds Windows 7 OS Support to Endpoint Security

  
  Virtual Graffiti — Authority: 148
  Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced Windows 7 Microsoft operating system support for Check Point Endpoint Security™, the first and only single agent that combines all the critical components for total security on the endpoint. ...
  2 weeks ago

• DLP Catching On With MSPs

  
  MSPmentor — Authority: 525
  MSPs looking to broaden their security services lineup have another option to consider: managed data loss prevention. Palisade Systems , which makes DLP appliances, this week unveiled its first product geared toward MSPs: PacketSure Managed DLP. The move comes shortly after Sophos introduced free DLP to its ...
  2 weeks ago

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