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• Data Encryption Vs. Seven Years Of Credit Monitoring

  The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is offering people an unprecedented 7 years of fraud alerts on their credit reports . That's the result of a January data breach where 80,000 people's sensitive information was potentially compromised. (There's... Posted Mar 04 2010, 07:36 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: content encryption, data security, encrypted data, computer data security, endpoint security, endpoint security breach, cost of software security breaches, 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

• Disk Encryption Software: UK Oldham Council Breached Again, Why Data Security Requires Layers

  The Manchester Evening News is reporting that the Oldham council in the UK has experienced another data breach. This follows an ordeal where the same council lost 17 laptops, stolen by a guy pushing a trashcan on wheels. The need for data encryption like... Posted Mar 03 2010, 09:14 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: content encryption, device encryption, data security, endpoint security, prevent data leakage, identity theft, endpoint security breach, document encryption, data security provider, personal information encryption

• Hard Disk Encryption: "Please Rob Me" Site Shows How Innocuous Information Is Not Trivial

  And now for something completely different...from what I usually blog about. A Dutch group has created a site called pleaserobme.com (please rob me dot com) that essentially goes through twitter posts and plucks only those tweets that "check-in"... Posted Feb 19 2010, 10:24 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: content encryption, device encryption, data security, computer data security, information security, secure digital assets, endpoint security, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, drive encryption, disk encryption, endpoint security breach, best encryption

• Disk Encryption Missing On USB Memory Stick For Budget Travel

  A break-in at Budget Travel headquarters in Ireland has resulted in the breach of information for 90,000 customers, although the figure is yet to be confirmed. The information was stored on a memory stick--that was not secured with data encryption software... Posted Feb 18 2010, 07:34 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, content encryption, device encryption, data security, data theft prevention, cryptography software, computer data security, endpoint security, usb drive encryption, data at rest encryption, drive encryption, disk encryption, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, document encryption, usb device security, usb device protection, encrypt usb key, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, cifrado total de disco duro, best encryption

• Drive Encryption Software: Alaska Hit With 77,000 Worker Data Breach

  Over 70,000 Alaskans have had their personal information "misplaced." People who are affected are former and current state employees who participated in the PERS and TRS system--Alaska's retirement systems. It wasn't revealed how the... Posted Jan 29 2010, 02:21 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, content encryption, data security, data theft prevention, cryptography software, encrypted data, computer data security, information security, secure digital assets, endpoint security, prevent data leakage, encryption software, identity theft, endpoint security breach, computer encryption software, persistent encryption, document encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, breach notification, encryption standard, file security, personal information encryption, best encryption

• Data Encryption: UK Information Commissioner Can Fine Up To 500,000 Pounds

  The Information Commissioner's Office in the UK has released a guideline (link at the bottom) detailing how they would impose fines to organizations that breach the Data Protection Act. One thing that doesn't seem to get mentioned enough is the... Posted Jan 15 2010, 09:12 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, content encryption, laptop encryption, data security, data theft prevention, computer data security, information security, secure digital assets, endpoint security, prevent data leakage, drive encryption, encryption software, disk encryption, notebook drive encryption, notebook data encryption, encrypted notebook, endpoint security breach, encryption software on notebook, notebook file encryption, encrypted notebook software, personal laptop encryption, computer encryption software, securing corporate laptops, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, cost of lost laptops, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, external drive encryption software, personal information encryption