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• Disk Encryption Software: Regions Financial Corporation USB Data Breach

  Current and former employees of Regions Financial Corp are facing a data breach after a USB flashdrive that was mailed went missing. The USB device was protected with data encryption software . This is a good thing. However, the information to decrypt... Posted Feb 01 2012, 08:05 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, device encryption, mobile data security, data security, encrypted data, mobile data encryption, information security, endpoint security, usb drive encryption, file encryption, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, encryption software, identity theft, disk encryption, hard disk encryption, endpoint security breach, mobile hdd encryption, usb device security, usb device protection, encrypt usb key, data security provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, media encryption and protection, file security, portable drive encryption, personal information encryption, disc encryption, data in motion encryption, financial information 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

• Disk Encryption Software: 1.4M Cattles Group Customers Affected By Breach

  Approximately 1.4 million customer of the Cattles Group -- owners of the Welcome Finance loan firm in the UK (whose website currently has a message stating that "Welcome Finance is no longer taking applications for new loans") -- are being notified... Posted Dec 28 2011, 09:31 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, device encryption, prevent data leakage, cd encryption, drive encryption, disk encryption, personal information encryption, disc encryption, DVD encryption, UK

• Medical CD Encryption: Washington MD's Office Burglarized

  According to a press release, the offices of Paul C. Brown, M.D., P.S., were broken into and equipment stolen. Among the stolen goods: CDs with patient data. Based on the fact that the doctor is issuing a press release, it's obvious that data encryption... Posted Dec 19 2011, 08:07 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, HIPAA, data security, data theft prevention, computer data security, file encryption, cd encryption, data at rest encryption, disk encryption, encryption law, file security, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, disc encryption, DVD encryption

• Data Encryption Software: The CD Is Dead (AdvancePierre Foods Breach)

  The demise of the CD has been long predicted. After all, it's a nearly 40-year technology, ancient by any technological standards. However, I was one of those people who didn't quite believe that it was dead. Until today, that is, when I read... Posted Oct 24 2011, 09:21 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: device encryption, data security, computer data security, usb drive encryption, cd encryption, data at rest encryption, drive encryption, disk encryption, usb port blocking, encryption law, usb device security, usb device protection, data security provider, media encryption and protection, portable drive encryption, best encryption, disc encryption, DVD encryption

• Data Encryption: CD With 1.6 Million Patient Records Sent To UK Landfill

  Dissent at databreaches.net notes that the UK's Information Commissioner's Office has a very short entry regarding a data breach that affects 1.6 million people. Apparently, a CD was sent to a landfill by mistake. Furthermore, it appears the information... Posted Sep 16 2011, 09:09 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data security, encrypted data, information security, endpoint security, cd encryption, encryption software, disk encryption, breach notification, media encryption and protection, personal information encryption, best encryption, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, disc encryption, DVD encryption