UC San Francisco announced a burglary involving unencrypted computers that contained personal and health information. Here's the press release: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2014/03/112556/computer-theft-uc-san-francisco … [Read more...] about University breach-of-the-day: UC San Francisco
Well, at least your data might as the Prison Locker virus threatens to flood market. Here's the scoop: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/prison-locker-virus-threatens-to-flood-market/article/328183/ … [Read more...] about You’re going to Prison! (virtually)
19,000 Colorado workers are asking why their personal data did not warrant a few dollars for ENCRYPTION . . . Here's the story: https://www.idradar.com/news-stories/identity-protection/18800-Colorado-State-Workers-Data-Lost-On-USB-Drive … [Read more...] about Unencrypted Thumb Drive Compromises Worker Data
Shrewd executives around the world are saving hundreds, even thousands, of dollars by forgoing encryption on mobile computers. Take the Hospital De Monterey Park for example; they saved hundreds of dollars by not encrypting their laptops. Never mind that the laptops are now stolen and 729,000 patient records are compromised, the forthcoming multimillion dollar lawsuits can be … [Read more...] about Save Now – Pay Later (Encryption)
Colleges and universities are putting the financial and personal information of students and parents at risk by allowing them to submit such data to the school in unencrypted email. That was a finding in a survey released Monday by Halock Security Labs after surveying 162 institutions of higher learning in the United States. Half the institutions allowed sensitive … [Read more...] about Universities putting sensitive data at risk via unsecure email