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Disk Encryption Software: Laptop Stolen From Burnaby General Hospital Pulmonary Lab

The British Columbia Privacy Commissioner's Office is investigating the theft of a laptop from Burnaby General Hospital. A laptop computer, which under the rules was supposed to be protected with disk encryption software such as AlertBoot, was stolen...

09-02-2010 9:52 PM by sang_lee to AlertBoot Endpoint Security

Filed under: full disk encryption, hard drive encryption, computer data security, prevent data leakage, encryption software, hard disk encryption, notebook drive encryption, notebook data encryption, laptop encryption solution, laptop security software, encrypted notebook software, laptop data security, hdd encryption software, laptop hdd encryption, securing corporate laptops, encryption law, encryption software provider, breach notification, personal information encryption, best encryption, medical data encryption, patient data encryption

Cost Of A Data Breach: Aon Sued For Delaware Breach, Probably Will Defend Successfully

AON Corporation recently revealed that the details of 22,000 people were leaked, two weeks ago. I hadn't really covered it because it was not a situation where data protection, such as AlertBoot's drive encryption , would have helped: the information...

09-02-2010 5:53 PM by sang_lee to AlertBoot Endpoint Security

Filed under: data security, law, information security, identity theft, endpoint security breach, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, data security provider, breach notification

Connecticut Personal Information Data Privacy Notification And Encryption Laws: Sec. 36a-701b

Connecticut currently has a data breach notification law on its books. Like many states, the use of encryption tools, such as full disk encryption for laptop data protection, provides safe harbor from sending out notification letters in the event of a...

09-01-2010 11:58 PM by sang_lee to AlertBoot Endpoint Security

Filed under: data encryption, content encryption, theft, data security, law, security, data theft prevention, encrypted data, computer data security, information security, secure digital assets, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, encryption software, identity theft, endpoint security breach, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, best encryption

Data Encryption: India's Communication Companies Must Provide Access--RIM, Google, Skype

India and communications companies are still (were?) at loggerheads over the use of encryption technology , the same technology that powers AlertBoot endpoint encryption software. It was reported today that, in addition to RIM--the operators of BlackBerry...

09-01-2010 7:46 PM by sang_lee to AlertBoot Endpoint Security

Filed under: data encryption, data security, cryptography software, encrypted data, computer data security, information security, endpoint security, offshore data security, india security, computer encryption software, encryption law, data security provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, best encryption, data in motion encryption

Connecticut Insurance Data Breach Notification Rules: No Safe Harbor For Data Encryption

The Connecticut Insurance Commissioner issued Bulletin IC-25 earlier this month, officially instructing all Department of Insurance Regulated Entities to "notify the Department of any information security incident[s]." The use of data encryption...

08-31-2010 10:21 PM by sang_lee to AlertBoot Endpoint Security

Filed under: content encryption, data security, law, security, computer data security, information security, endpoint security, encryption software, identity theft, encryption law, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, encryption standard, personal information encryption

Drive Encryption Software: PK Yonge School of U. Florida Loses Laptop With Personal Info

The P.K. Yonge Development Research School at the University of Florida has announced a data breach affecting students and employees. A laptop computer was stolen from a car, and it looks like hard drive encryption was not used to secure the data (although...

08-31-2010 7:57 PM by sang_lee to AlertBoot Endpoint Security

Filed under: mobile data security, laptop encryption, information security, whole disk encryption, laptop safe, encryption software, password protection, hard disk encryption, notebook drive encryption, notebook data encryption, laptop encryption solution, notebook file encryption, laptop security software, hdd encryption software, encryption software provider, encryption service provider

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