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• Drive Encryption Software: Abbot Medical Optics Backup Tapes Stolen

  Abbot Medical Optics (AMO) has alerted the NH Attorney General's office that they have a potential data breach on their hands. Three locked boxes containing backup tapes were stolen. "Security features" were present, but there is no specific... Posted Feb 09 2010, 08:43 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, device encryption, data security, data theft prevention, encrypted data, information security, endpoint security, file encryption, data at rest encryption, backup tape encryption software, endpoint security breach, computer encryption software, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, file security, cifrado total de disco duro, best encryption

• Drive Encryption Software: NIE Loses Backup Tape With Customer Data

  Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has lot a backup tape that contained the bills 12,799 homes. Billing information and names and addresses were included, but nothing that would be considered sensitive under the DPA--meaning, in some ways, that data protection... Posted Jan 19 2010, 09:44 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, data theft prevention, cryptography software, computer data security, information security, endpoint security, data at rest encryption, drive encryption, encryption software, backup tape encryption software, endpoint security breach, data security provider, breach notification, encryption standard, file security, best encryption

• Massachusetts Tape Encryption: What's The Law On It?

  Massachusetts made public its final updates to their so-called encryption laws in November 2009. Laptops have to be protected with encryption software like AlertBoot if it contains sensitive information, but the legal language was changed so that other... Posted Dec 14 2009, 05:16 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: law, security, information security, file encryption, backup tape encryption software, encryption law, file security

• Drive Encryption: Missing Tape Affects UK Farmers Tied To RPA

  If you're a farmer in the UK, and have ever taken a payment from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), consider yourself a victim of a data breach. The RPA has lost computer tapes with information on farmers who have ever received a EU subsidy payment... Posted Oct 30 2009, 07:26 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, content encryption, data security, data theft prevention, encrypted data, file encryption, backup tape encryption software, breach notification

• Backup Data Encryption: Zurich Financial Services Loses Tape In South Africa

  Zurich Financial Services, a major financial services group that specializes in Life and General Insurance, has admitted to losing a tape that was used for backup purposes, a loss that could potentially affect customers on three continents. It hasn't... Posted Oct 22 2009, 06:26 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, security, data theft prevention, cryptography software, computer data security, secure digital assets, prevent data leakage, backup tape encryption software, endpoint security breach

• Cost Of Data Security Breaches: It Takes Longer Than Expected To Notify The Affected

  Okay, so you've had a data breach because a) an employee somehow lost a computer and b) you didn't use laptop encryption software to secure that computer's data. It's time to announce a data breach and contact your affected clients. But... Posted Sep 23 2009, 08:34 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data security, secure digital assets, endpoint security, prevent data leakage, backup tape encryption software, cost of software security breaches, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, cost of lost laptops, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider