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• Cost Of Data Breach: Stratfor Sued For $50 Million

  It looks like I won't be stopping coverage of Stratfor any time soon. According to statesman.com , Stratfor -- the international geopolitical analysis company that was hacked by Anonymous about one month ago -- has been presented with a lawsuit for... Posted Feb 02 2012, 08:09 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, data theft prevention, encrypted data, information security, data at rest encryption, encryption software, identity theft, endpoint security breach, cost of software security breaches, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, persistent encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, personal information encryption, financial information encryption

• Ruling on Fricosu: Much Ado About Nothing?

  The ruling by US District Court Judge Robert in US v. Fricosu has attracted a lot of attention. It was covered by various media outlets who, in my opinion, largely got it wrong (at least, if you're only reading the headlines). I'm not a lawyer... Posted Jan 27 2012, 07:29 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, law, security, data theft prevention, computer data security, information security, encryption software, encryption law

• Backup Disk Encryption: Univ. Of Victoria Data Breach

  The University of Victoria had a data breach that left thousands exposed. While the details are not being given, it looks like an external drive was stolen during a break-in. The device was not properly secured with disk encryption software like AlertBoot... Posted Jan 23 2012, 09:25 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, device encryption, data security, hard drive encryption, data theft prevention, encrypted data, information security, endpoint security, data at rest encryption, encryption software, identity theft, disk encryption, backup tape encryption software, endpoint security breach, persistent encryption, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, media encryption and protection, personal information encryption

• Data Encryption: Victorinox Offering $3000, 1 TB Flash Drive Later This Year

  According to various sites focusing on gadgets, Victorniox -- manufacturers of the official Swiss Army Knife -- has debuted a one terabyte flash drive that will cost $3,000 (or less, the company hopes). 1 TB is a lot of information. No wonder, then, that... Posted Jan 11 2012, 09:09 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, content encryption, device encryption, data security, hard drive encryption, data theft prevention, computer data security, usb drive encryption, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, drive encryption, disk encryption, hard disk encryption, hdd encryption software, usb device security, usb device protection, external drive encryption software, best encryption

• Hard Disk Encryption Software: Computer Repairman Steals School Computers

  Encryption software for desktop computers is not a bad idea at all, as the following story shows. According to kxan.com , a man posing as a computer repairman walked into two schools in Austin, Texas and walked out with five computers. Assumed He was... Posted Jan 11 2012, 07:21 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: device encryption, data security, data theft prevention, computer data security, whole disk encryption, endpoint security, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, drive encryption, encryption software, disk encryption, desktop encryption software, encryption software provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, school encryption

• Disk Encryption Software: Brighton and Sussex NHS Facing Largest Fine To Date (Updated)

  Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS is facing a fine of £375,000 fine for breaching the UK's Data Protection Act (DPA). Confidential information on tens of thousands of people were exposed when decommissioned hard drives were stolen. Like... Posted Jan 10 2012, 09:50 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, device encryption, hard drive encryption, data theft prevention, cryptography software, encrypted data, computer data security, information security, secure digital assets, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, drive encryption, disk encryption, hard disk encryption, endpoint security breach, desktop encryption software, hdd encryption software, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, persistent encryption, document encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, breach notification, encryption standard, media encryption and protection, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, disc encryption, government encryption, hospital encryption, UK