Laptop Computer Security

Tag archive for ‘identity theft’

Laptop Theft in Luau Land

Looks like my big, no-holds-barred Hawaii vacation is going to be put on hold. Getting lei’d in aloha-land is a bit less appealing when you hear about the recent laptop theft from the Department of Transportation.
In the middle of March, a laptop was stolen from the Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Safety Office. The office, [...]

Tax Time: Watch Those Laptops!

An article at marketwatch.com just caught my eye. No matter how you’re filing your taxes this year (and yes, you should be filing for taxes… did you forget?), you’ve gotta keep an eye out for identity theft. Whether it’s someone stealing your tax return straight out of your local mailbox, or a hacker is sitting [...]

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Unsecured Mobile Computers Facilitate Noted Increase in Risk of Data Breaches Following Layoffs

Research recently released by the Ponemon Institute indicated that nearly 60 percent of employees stole data from their former employers. One of the easiest points of entry for unscrupulous, exiting employees is the employer’s mobile computing equipment.

Laptop Theft: U.S. Army in England at Risk

The names, post office box numbers, forwarding addresses, units of assignment and work phone numbers of all 6,000 post office box holders from the U.S. Military Base in Mildenhall, England are currently lost in cyberspace.
All of the information, which originally was stored on a password protected military database, was transferred earlier this year to an [...]

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS Note That Rise in Security Technology Spending Needs to Encompass Laptop Computers

(BOSTON, Mass. – March 17, 2009 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Research announced in March shows that IT spending on so-called Identity and Access Management (IAM) technologies is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 30 percent. Widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert Robert Siciliano observed that this IAM spending [...]

Laptop Theft from Developmental Disability Non-Profit

In Jefferson County, Colorado, a non-profit organization was robbed Tuesday.
The ARC, an advocate for families and individuals with developmental disabilities, is now a victim of laptop theft. 9NEWS.com reported today, “The ARC used the stolen laptop for its movie nights and for presentations aimed at helping developmentally disabled teenagers make the transition to adulthood.”
According to [...]

Health Data Security: Where the Data is Matters More Than What Form it Takes

It used to be that health and medical organizations had archaic data-handling practices. Think hard copies. But most long ago made the switch to the obvious alternative: electronic data. But have we made postive gains from this move? Well, the answer depends, but really, not really — at least when it comes to data security.
The lead-off paragraphs [...]

Laptop Theft: FEMA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, commonly known as “FEMA,” reported recently that a laptop was stolen from the vehicle of a housing inspector.
The laptop computer contained the Social Security numbers, names, and other personal information of approximately 50 victims of the floods last September affecting Gary, Hammond, Highland, Griffith, and Munster, Indiana.
As reported in the [...]