__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Friday 30 March 2007 17:19 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Should have had that stuff encrypted. There was also a
> > stolen briefcase in some bank yesterday (can't recall which).
>> It contained a lot of sensitive personal information.
>
> You don't keep sensitive information on any device you carry about on
> your person. They should give them their own remote desktop with unique
> keys for the device and users. They use them to remotely access the
> database through an encrypted connection. If the laptop gets stolen than
> all they have to do is revoke the keys.
>
> 'A stolen laptop containing information about 11,000 young children has
> been recovered'
>
> 'A man and a woman from the Mansfield area have been arrested in
> connection with the theft and a second burglary. They have been released
> on police bail'
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/6508205.stm
What happened /then/ now appears like peanuts. See the latest story on the
credit/debit card theft. 40+ million cards, malware installed for over a
year (undetected), encryption keys pulled, lawsuits possible. It is pretty
grim when the entire financial foundation breaks apart because of badly
designed computer systems. Damaged are paid for collectively, by all of us.
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~~ Best wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | McDonald's Certified Sandwich Engineer (MCSE)
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