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1 "terrific employee" + 1 thumb drive + 6,000 lost medical records = fired!
A woman called a "terrific employee" by her boss was fired after downloading 6,000 medical records onto a USB drive that she then lost. Whose fault is it, really? Perhaps if the company had technology in place to prevent the transmission of unencrypted records onto a USB device, the lamentable event wouldn't have happened in the first place.
Child abuse photo collector forgets to encrypt his USB stick - Bad security is a good thing
Sometimes some good can come from poor computer security.
Encrypted? Check. Strong passphrase? Check. Mailing them together? Oops.
Encryption only helps secure your data when the keys are a secret, a lesson learned the hard way by Ernst and Young and Regions Financial.
The Conficker worm, three years and counting
This week marks the third anniversary of Conficker's assault on our PCs. Where do we stand after doing 36 months of battle with this worm?
Flash drive manufacturers warn: Hackers can decrypt 'secure' USB sticks
Here's some news that might cause concern for some users of hardware-encrypted USB memory sticks. Many companies and individuals use thumb drives equipped with hardware-based encryption to secure their sensitive data. This is sensible as there have been far too Read more…
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