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Drive Encryption Software: Williams College Experiences Laptop Theft
AlertBoot Endpoint Security —
Authority: 130
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 -
Laptop Encryption Software: BlueCross BlueShield Breach, A Personal Take
AlertBoot Endpoint Security —
Authority: 130
The News-Times has interviewed one of the doctors that was affected by the recent BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) laptop data breach. If youll recall, laptop encryption was not used to protect the computer (and, it was a personal laptop that got lost). The story is that the good doctor is at risk due to the computer ...1 week ago -
Need Fresh New Topics to Write About? Here’s How to Find Them
Paranominal —
Authority: 454
Every writer of articles needs a constant flow of fresh ideas to woo magazine and newspaper editors. But sometimes it’s a struggle to come up with something different. Follow these simple techniques to get all the inspiration you need. If you’re anything like me, the major problem is actually finding the topic ...1 week ago -
Selecting A Laptop Backpack
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Authority: 121
As we are always on the go, a backpack is more than merely a carry case. Long gone are the days of merely toting about books. We are a culture that lives on the move. And the more we are able to tote along with us, the better. We can stay connected no matter where we are. That is why a notebook backpack ought to ...1 week ago -
Drive Encryption Software: UK Companies Report 356 Data Breaches In Less Than One Year
AlertBoot Endpoint Security —
Authority: 130
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 -
Podcast: Modernizing the Electrical Grid
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Authority: 164
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Blue Cross Worker Has Laptop Stolen After Breaking Protocol
Laptop Security Blog —
Authority: 418
A Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association employee broke protocol by transferring the names, addresses, Social Security numbers and provider identification numbers of about 800,000 doctors to his personal laptop. Unfortunately, his computer was stolen from his car this past August but, as of yet, there haven’t been ...3 weeks ago -
Laptop Encryption Software: Those Thieves ARE Checking Your Computer For Information
AlertBoot Endpoint Security —
Authority: 130
Dont think that you need hard drive encryption for your laptop? Are you one of those who believe that computer thieves are interested in the hardware, that they could not care about the contents? Thats probably what a lot of people think. And, that includes the police, who constantly are quoted in the media as ...3 weeks ago -
Florida Woman Praises LoJack for Laptop for Safe Return
Laptop Security Blog —
Authority: 418
A woman in Jacksonville, Florida was the victim of a home invasion which, in itself, is a scary thing to go through. The thieves made off with jewellery and electronics, including the woman’s laptop, but they didn’t know that she had installed Computrace LoJack for Laptops on her computer. “Within 24 hours ...3 weeks ago -
University Uses Data-Masking Tool
Laptop Security Blog —
Authority: 418
The University of California at Berkeley is taking the protection of their students’ personal data very seriously and have implemented data-masking techniques in an effort to thwart identity theft and security breaches. The school understands the importance of this after hackers broke into the health-services ...3 weeks ago -
Need Fresh New Topics to Write About? Here’s How to Find Them
Paranominal —
Authority: 454
Every writer of articles needs a constant flow of fresh ideas to woo magazine and newspaper editors. But sometimes it’s a struggle to come up with something different. Follow these simple techniques to get all the inspiration you need. If you’re anything like me, the major problem is actually finding the topic ...3 weeks ago -
Laptop Encryption Software Not Used, NHS Traces Stolen Laptops
AlertBoot Endpoint Security —
Authority: 130
A Lancanshire NHS trust has announced that theyve recovered four laptops that were stolen from different locations, under different circumstances. The trust ought to be congratulated and, yet, I feel conflicted because I know that, without the use of laptop encryption software like AlertBoot, they seriously risked ...4 weeks ago -
Lenovo Lost and Found Makes Returning ThinkPad Laptops Easy
Laptop Security Blog —
Authority: 418
Lenovo and Absolute have introduced a new service called Lost & Found which makes it very easy to return a ThinkPad laptop to its owner. A lost laptop can be catastrophic in so many ways – a business could lose money, data breaches may occur and that’s not even including the lost time and productivity. ...4 weeks ago -
Need Fresh New Topics to Write About? Here’s How to Find Them
Paranominal —
Authority: 454
Every writer of articles needs a constant flow of fresh ideas to woo magazine and newspaper editors. But sometimes it’s a struggle to come up with something different. Follow these simple techniques to get all the inspiration you need. If you’re anything like me, the major problem is actually finding the topic ...4 weeks ago -
Use a Flash Drive as a Computer Alarm
Multimedia-PCs —
Authority: 127
This a really cool how-to on protecting your laptop with a flash drive. Working on a college campus people are always asking about ways to secure their laptops in the dorms. I’m sure everyone has a old flash drive laying around and if you don’t they are extremely cheap. The software is called LAlarm and is ...5 weeks ago -
LAlarm turns old USB flash drives into laptop alarms
Technology Info —
Authority: 158
Most laptop users will have worries about their laptops getting stolen, especially when they’re just a couple of steps away from their laptops. But now you can make use of an old USB flash drive as the laptop security alarm, which makes sounds when the laptop is being detached or taken away from its original ...5 weeks ago -
Data Encryption Software: IRS Finally Implements Encryption, Still Has Security Gaps
AlertBoot Endpoint Security —
Authority: 130
Its about time! According to the Inspector Generals report, the Internal Revenue Service has finally managed to deploy drive encryption across their laptops and other devices (which include desktop computers). Maybe what the IRS needed was a good kick in the seat, which was delivered by the IG earlier this year, ...8 weeks ago