- Rip of the Week: It’s a Data Breach Medley(0)
- Tip of the Week: Five Steps to Managing Mobile Devices(0)
- MyLaptopGPS at CompTIA Breakaway 2010, Great Show!(0)
- Why So Many Data Breaches Don’t See Light Of Day(0)
- Tip of the Week: Gather the Key Players, Consider the Cost(0)
- Rip of the Week: It Gets Worse: 860,000 More Victims of Stolen Laptop Data Breach(0)
- U.S. Standards Body: CFOs, Not Just CIOs, Should Consider the Risks of Data Breach(1)
- 207,000 US Army Reservists Breached by Stolen Laptop(0)
- HIMSS Report Reveals False Sense of Security for Patient Data(0)
- Rip of the Week: Psychiatric Hospital Breaches Data of 24,600(0)
- Tip of the Week: Get Good Laptop Insurance(0)
- 5,418 Patients Breached by Medical Center(1)
- Rip of the Week: More Than 3,526 Patients Breached by Doctor Traveling in South Korea(1)
- Tip of the Week: Have a Mental Checklist Procedure When You Travel(0)
- UPDATE: Breached Data of 3.3 Million Student Loan Borrowers Found…In Police Evidence Room(0)
- Rip of the Week: 447,549 MORE People Breached by BlueCross BlueShield Incident(0)
- Tip of the Week: Laptop Thieves Hate Mud(0)
- Nobody Tells the Feds(0)
- Rip of the Week: Medical Data of 5,306,000 Individuals Breached Since 2008(0)
- Tip of the Week: Laptops and Mobiles Are 16% More Damaging in Breach(0)
- Rip of the Week: 3.3 Million Student Loan Borrowers Breached(1)
- Tip of the Week: It’s Expensive to Be a Data Breach Rookie(0)
- Rip of the Week: Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Loses Eight Laptops and the Personal Details of 2,135 People(1)
- WSJ: Your Medical Records Aren’t Secure(0)
- Tip of the Week: Watch Especially for Malicious Attacks(0)
- Rip of the Week: Believe it or Not, Another VA Data Breach…Maybe(1)
- Tip of the Week: Ensure Security Policies and Safeguards Extend to Third Parties(0)
- Safeware Insurance Announces Strategic Partnership with MyLaptopGPS(0)
- Rip of the Week: Thrivent Financial Suffers Mysterious Data Breach(0)
- Tip of the Week: Believe It or Not, Don’t Act Too SOON(0)
- Rip of the Week: 12,500 Medical Records Breached by Shands(0)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Posts “The Mega-Breach” Site(3)
- Tip of the Week: Decide Who is on the Hook(1)
- Rip of the Week: DHS Loses Over 1,000 Computers in One Fiscal Year(0)
- Tip of the Week: Walk a Fired Employee Straight to the Door(0)
- Rip of the Week: 969 SSNs Breached by the Social Security Administration Itself(0)
- Tip of the Week: Control Employee Websurfing ASAP(0)
- Rip of the Week: AvMed Health Plans Breaches 208,000 Customers and Dependents(1)
- Tip of the Week: Build a Disaster Recovery Plan, Part Four(0)
- Rip of the Week: Hospital Apologizes for Medical Data Breach(0)
- Tip of the Week: Build a Disaster Recovery Plan, Part Three(1)
- Rip of the Week: Al Gore’s Daughter, and 250,000 Others, Breached by National Archives(0)
- The $31 Million Laptop(1)
- Tip of the Week: Build a Disaster Recovery Plan, Part Two(0)
- Rip of the Week: Thief Steals Safe Containing “Thousands” of SSNs from Goodwill(0)
- Tip of the Week: Build a Disaster Recovery Plan, Part One(1)
- Rip of the Week: 15,000 Kaiser Patients Breached by Unencrypted External Drive(0)
- Tip of the Week: Use a Third-Party Security Auditor(0)
- Rip of the Week: MoD Laptop Stolen…and Encryption Key Too(0)
- Tip of the Week: Use a Real (Strong) Password(0)
- Rip of the Week: 10,000 Detroiters At Risk After Data Breaches(0)
- It’s Been a Bad Year of Data Breaches(0)
- Tip of the Week: Don’t Keep All Your Eggs (Passwords) In One Basket(1)
- Red Tape Chronicles: After Data Loss, ID Theft Soars(4)
- Rip of the Week: 83,524 Breached by Clinic’s Lost USB Drive(0)
- Tip of the Week: Shut Down Unused Ports(0)
- Rip of the Week UPDATE: Two Stolen Blagojevich Lawyer Computers Recovered(0)
- Rip of the Week: Beijing Center for Chinese Studies (USA) Stolen Laptop Breaches Applicants(0)
- Tip of the Week: Patch the Jugular First…Or Just Patch Something First(0)
- Federal Data Breach Bill Passes House(0)
- Rip of the Week: Blagojevich Lawyers’ Computers Stolen, Evidence Gone(1)
- Tip of the Week: Ensure Comprehensive, Not Selective, Encryption(0)
- Tip of the Week: Change the Default Password!(0)
- New Study: Only Half of CEOs Strongly Support Data Security Efforts(1)
- Rip of the Week: 2,000 People Breached by Stolen Laptop in Guam(0)
- Tip of the Week: Watch Your Logs(0)
- Rip of the Week: 754 Children at Risk After Childhood Center Laptop Stolen(0)
- Tip of the Week: Implement Periodic Policy Review(0)
- FBI Warns Businesses About Rampant ACH Fraud(0)
- Rip of the Week: 2,246 Madoff Victims Now Hit Again…By Laptop Theft(0)
- Tip of the Week: Security Through Obscurity is Not Security(0)
- Rip of the Week: Long Island’s “Million-Dollar Laptop”(0)
- Laptop Computer Security Firm Launches MyLaptopGPS Encryption and Remote Decryption Kill to Provide the Industry-Leading Laptop Protection Technology(0)
- Tip of the Week: Encryption + Tracking = Serious Protection(0)
- Rip of the Week: Employee Breaks Rules, 850,000 Doctors Now At Risk(0)
- Tip of the Week: Automate Your Backup(3)
- Tip of the Week: Again, Avoid Distraction in Public(0)
- October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month(1)
- Rip of the Week: 12 Cal State U Laptops Stolen, Hundreds Now at Risk(1)
- Tip of the Week: Use a Screen Shield(1)
- Rip of the Week: Scientist Loses Seven Years of Research on Stolen Laptop(0)
- Tip of the Week: Leave it Home(1)
- Rip of the Week: Gulf War Veteran’s Laptop Stolen, Artwork Gone(1)
- Tip of the Week: Use a Firewall, and Use it Properly(0)
- Rip of the Week: Pastor Prays for Return of Stolen Sermons(1)
- Tip of the Week: Would You Really Trust a Stranger?(1)
- Rip of the Week: Stolen Laptop Saga Unfolds in Realtime…and Isn’t Finished Yet(0)
- Tip of the Week: Encrypt!(0)
- Rip of the Week: Australian Defence Department Laptop Stolen After Red-Light District Visit(1)
- Tip of the Week: Use the Safe(0)
- Rip of the Week: Williams Cos. Laptop Breaches 4,400 Employees(0)
- Tip of the Week: Use a BIOS Password(0)
- Rip of the Week: Laptop Thieves Demand 100,000 Euro Ransom From Head Coach(2)
- Tip of the Week: Consider Private Web Browsing(0)
- Rip of the Week: Army National Guard Breaches 131,000 Servicemen(0)
- Tip of the Week: Don’t Even Trust Security Software(1)
- Rip of the Week: 1,700 School District Employees Breached(1)
- Tip of the Week: Don’t Forget the 250 GB Thumbnail(0)
- Rip of the Week: Laptop Theft in Broad Daylight Caught on Video(1)
- Tip of the Week: Avoid Distraction in Public(1)
- Rip of the Week: Foolish Laptop Thief Unwittingly Dooms Himself(0)
- Tip of the Week: Record Serial Numbers(0)
- Rip of the Week: LAX Travelers Lose a Laptop Every 8.4 Minutes(1)
- Tip of the Week: There is No Silver Bullet(0)
- Rip of the Week: OHSU Says Laptop Theft “Probably” Won’t Cause ID Theft(2)
- Tip of the Week: Use a TSA-Approved Laptop Bag(2)
- Rip of the Week: Man Tracks Down Stolen iPhone, Confronts Thief(0)
- Tip of the Week: Use Technology to Beat Your Employees(0)
- Rip of the Week: Laptop Thief Flees on Bicycle, Nabbed by Police(0)
- Tip of the Week: Back it Up(1)
- Rip of the Week: Oops, We Did it Again: 17,214 SSNs Exposed(1)
- Tip of the Week: Stop Denying Your Risk(0)
- Rip of the Week: Laptop Theft Caught on Camera(0)
- Tip of the Week: Airport Insecurity(2)
- US Government Agency “Might Have Lost” 14,000 Laptops(0)
- Rip of the Week: 109,000 More People Breached(1)
- Tip of the Week: Assume Your Employees Ignore You(1)
- Rip of the Week: Top Ten Laptop Losers Hall of Shame(0)
- Tip of the Week: Don’t Assume Anybody is Keeping Your Data Safe(1)
- More News Coverage of MyLaptopGPS CTO Dan Yost(0)
- Identity Theft Expert and Laptop Computer Security: CTO of MyLaptopGPS Discusses Laptop Thefts Involving Oklahomans’ Data Records(1)
- Rip of the Week: Better Late Than Never(1)
- Tip of the Week: Forget Your Passwords(1)
- More Coverage of MyLaptopGPS / Dan Yost for Oklahoma Data Breaches(2)
- Rip of the Week: Ministry Pleads “Bring it Back” After 1,000 SSNs Breached(0)
- Tulsa World Runs MyLaptopGPS CTO’s Letter(0)
- Tip of the Week: Know What’s Going On(1)
- Rip of the Week: Double Whammy for Oklahammy (that is, Oklahoma)(0)
- Tip of the Week: Get Serious (and “Passwords” Aren’t Serious)(0)
- Oklahoma DHS Loses Data of 1,000,000 on Stolen Laptop(2)
- Rip of the Week: Thieves Steal Leukemia Boy’s Lifeline(0)
- Tip of the Week: Patches Make Perfect(0)
- More Data Breached in 2008 than in Previous Four Years Combined(0)
- Rip of the Week: Oops, Sorry, We “Drove” Off with Your Data(0)
- Tip of the Week: Take a Jacket (Mom Was Right)(0)
- Rip of the Week: Ex-Sheriff’s Laptop “Sort of” Stolen(0)
- Tip of the Week: Follow the Thief and Slap Him(0)
- Rip of the Week: Dial 911, Lose Your Identity?(0)
- Tip of the Week: Break the Twenty Second Window(1)
- Rip of the Week: Stolen Laptop Marinara(0)
- Tip of the Week: Plain Sight Means Just Might(0)
- Rip of the Week: Which Court: NCAA Basketball or County Courthouse?(0)
- Tip of the Week: Mark It(0)
- Tip of the Week: Throw Your Elbows(0)
- WSJ: When The Going Gets Tough…The Worried Buy Credit-Monitoring Services(2)
- Tip of the Week: Common Sense Can Save Your Life(1)
- Think You Know What a Thief Would Do With Your Data?(0)
- Employee Suing Starbucks For Poor Security and Laptop Theft(0)
- Do You Think Like a Dirty Rotten Laptop Thief?(0)
- Laptop Theft Rises 48 Percent(0)
Author Archive 
Dan Yost is Chief Technology Officer of MyLaptopGPS, a Tri-8, Inc. company. A leader in laptop computer security and mobile data privacy, MyLaptopGPS has clients in 18 countries across six continents. MyLaptopGPS boasts a 99.6% success rate in the battle against laptop theft thanks to a proven multi-layered security approach featuring strong encryption, covert laptop tracking, remote data recovery and deletion, and theft prevention. Mr. Yost, a recognized expert in laptop security and security best practices, provides guidance to corporations, small businesses, academic organizations, and other groups.

