We have experienced a surge in popularity of our laptop and USB drive encryption in recent months. We are often asked about full disk encryption for USB drives as an alternative to our current Software as a Service (SaaS) encryption offering which just doesn’t encrypt data but can also eliminate it.
Personal Details Of 75,000 People On Stolen Bord Gáis Laptops
You’ve probably already heard the news from yesterday evening about the theft of four laptops from the offices of Bord Gáis in Dublin. If not, a burglary took place on Friday 5th June at Bord Gáis offices in Dublin where the laptops had been stolen. It has been confirmed that account numbers and personal details of 75,000 customers had been held on the laptops.
13 Laptops Stolen From Belfast Civil Service
At the end of last month a break-in at Royston House in Belfast, the Department of Finance and Personnel, resulted in 13 laptops being stolen. Some of the laptops contained personal information including employee names, addresses, National Insurance Numbers, date of births and even bank account numbers.
Place IT Restrictions On USB Devices
One of things I like to see from employers is having heavy IT restrictions placed on staff. Go ahead and boo or hiss at me, after working 10 years in IT I am very used to it. Placing computer restrictions on staff isn’t about making people more productive during work hours (although people use it as a reason) but more to protect the company and the staff that has access to sensitive data.
USB Memory Stick Security
There’s an interesting story that states that 9,000 USB sticks are lost in laundrettes every year in the UK. The story also says that London taxi drivers claim that over 12,000 portable devices are left in their cabs every year. It just shows how easy it is to overlook these devices that often contain sensitive personal or business data that is often covered by regulator laws.
C Infinity Launches DataDefense In Ireland
We are pleased to announce the launch of DataDefense in addition to our online data protection services. DataDefense gives business owners more control over their data via a web-enabled interface removing total dependence of end user compliance.
More Laptops And Data Go Missing
There is yet another report of a laptop going missing with sensitive data on it. A laptop was stolen from the home of a HSE employee. Recent reports include the Bank of Ireland and other HSE incidents where personal data of their customers has been compromised. This damages the reputation of these organisations, their credibility when it comes to security, gets the Data Protection Commissioner very interested in their operations and damages their customers.
