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MyLaptopGPS at CompTIA Breakaway 2010, Great Show!

MyLaptopGPS CTO Dan Yost and team were in San Antonio, Texas, for CompTIA Breakaway 2010, which was a great event. Over 1,000 IT specialists, resellers, vendors, and players were gathered at the JW Marriott resort to discuss, collaborate, and generally enjoy themselves. As a CompTIA partner, MyLaptopGPS has enjoyed a great relationship with this excellent [...]

Laptop Computer Security Firm Launches MyLaptopGPS Encryption and Remote Decryption Kill to Provide the Industry-Leading Laptop Protection Technology

Addition of Encryption Functionalities Renders MyLaptopGPS’ Product an All-in-One, One-of-a-Kind Approach to Laptop Computer Security: “Encrypt. Track. Recover.”
(STILLWATER, Okla. – Oct. 27, 2009 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Laptop computer security firm MyLaptopGPS, featured in Inc. Magazine, TechRepublic and elsewhere, has introduced patent-pending laptop encryption to its already robust Internet-based laptop tracking product. MyLaptopGPS™, whose unmatched industry theft [...]

More News Coverage of MyLaptopGPS CTO Dan Yost

Today’s Oklahoman ran a pair of articles in followup to the big data security issues here in Oklahoma.
I talked to Ms. Brown (the reporter) yesterday, and she did a nice job concisely drawing out some issues.
Here’s one article, and here’s the companion article.
These are important issues, for certain.

Identity Theft Expert and Laptop Computer Security: CTO of MyLaptopGPS Discusses Laptop Thefts Involving Oklahomans’ Data Records

(BOSTON, Mass. – May 18, 2009 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Dan Yost, chief technology officer of the laptop computer security firm MyLaptopGPS, appeared on several news media outlets this month to discuss the impact of recent government laptop thefts in Oklahoma. Nearly 1.25 million unique data records on Oklahoma citizens went missing because of apparently lax security [...]

More Coverage of MyLaptopGPS / Dan Yost for Oklahoma Data Breaches

Here’s a brief index of media coverage regarding Wednesday’s press conference at the Oklahoma State Capitol, with Rep. Jason Nelson and Rep. Jason Murphey, and myself. Also, some related recent posts and prior coverage including MyLaptopGPS.
The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman (video, also below)
The Oklahoman (followup)
KOCO Channel 5 Project Economy
KOCO Channel 5 Project Economy (video, also below)
KOTV News [...]

Tulsa World Runs MyLaptopGPS CTO’s Letter

Greetings all.
It looks like the Tulsa World ran my letter today, regarding the recent massive data breaches here in Oklahoma.
Also, I was a figure in today’s press conference at the State Capitol about the “CIO bill” making its way through the legislature, so watch the news tonight for more.

Rip of the Week: Double Whammy for Oklahammy (that is, Oklahoma)

It’s sad that last week’s 1,000,000-victim laptop theft announcement, which came right after I published the weekly Rip of the Week (each Thursday), didn’t even stay on the top of the stack long enough for me to get to this week’s Rip.
Nope. Instead, another theft has occurred while the first theft is still in the [...]

Oklahoma DHS Loses Data of 1,000,000 on Stolen Laptop

This is a special blog entry concerning a major breach right here in my home state of Oklahoma.
For those who don’t know, MyLaptopGPS is headquartered in Stillwater, OK, which is about 60 miles north of Oklahoma City and 70 miles west of Tulsa.
The news is all abuzz right now as the Oklahoma Department of Human [...]