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'Confidential US security documents' flaunted online
Talkback The title and the article refer to the document in question as "Confidential US security documents". Confidential is a document classification level, ranking just under the A FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY document was placed on the Internet, it's the...
About: 'Confidential US security documents' flaunted online
[January 26, 2005, 14:38]
Junior doctor loses confidential patient data
Blog Apparently junior doctors are toting unencrypted confidential data around on USB sticks, according to an article in E-Health Insider. One of the sticks, which contained highly confidential patient data, was stolen at Nottingham University Hospitals...
[July 25, 2007, 18:10 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
Trusting a supplier with your confidential data
Blog During the Postini takeover discussion, a lot of the community members do not seem to trust a supplier to keep secure their confidential data. For example using a hosted email service would fail the test since confidential business communications...
[July 23, 2007, 12:05 in Sentry Posts by mlryan]
'Confidential US security documents' flaunted online
Talkback cryptome.org is the "Web site hosting this information", since the reported seems to have "forgotten" this information. Given that the documents are in the wild, there is no point concealing this information from readers who may want to get an idea...
About: 'Confidential US security documents' flaunted online
[January 25, 2005, 0:32]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Talkback Theft of intellectual property or confidential information is a theft. As already pointed out (luckily) in several posts over the net, the original source is the culprit here and hence should be prosecuted for divulging confidential information.
About: 2005: Apple's 1984?
[January 19, 2005, 23:01]
Google Mail hit with account deletion controversy
Talkback I don't have confidential, mission-critical information in my mailboxes -- what I do have there are messages from friends and family, or messages from mailing lists that don't have long-term archives.
About: Google Mail hit with account deletion controversy
[March 23, 2006, 5:05]
Poor Plurk
Talkback They obviously have a good case in copyright, and presumably the law of confidential information. Although the law of confidential information is a common law solution, it's not totally noddy. I entirely agree.
About: Microsoft may face legal action over copied code
[December 18, 2009, 14:19 by Shibley R]
Colchester University Hospital sacks manager over lost laptop
Blog The laptop contained the confidential details of several thousand patients, as well as other less sensitive information, according to a Colchester University Hospital statement. People being sacked for the loss of confidential information is rare...
[August 12, 2008, 16:03 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
NHS loses thousands of smartcards
Blog The BBC reports that NHS staff have lost at least 4,147 of the cards, which give access to confidential patient records when inserted into health staff PCs. I agree with Ross Anderson - people are going to lose and share the cards, and any system...
[February 6, 2008, 16:36 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
iPhone iFear
Blog Businesses used to keep track of their staff and know that everything from the stationary to their confidential information was kept under one roof. It also showed that UK end users are less likely to know what type of information is confidential...
[July 16, 2009, 10:24 in Sentry Posts by DeviceLock]
Over 10000 laptops are lost every week in US airports!
Blog About 53 percent said that laptops contain confidential company information, with 65 percent taking no steps to protect the information. of 637,000 = 337,610 laptops with confidential information lost each year of 337,610 = 219,446 unprotected...
[July 1, 2008, 14:57 in On The Road by pathologist]
Is new legislation protecting contractors?
Talkback If opting out is not mentioned at the intial stages of an application via a job board, recruitment businesses are asking me for all kinds of personal questions prior to my CV being sent across to clients, much of which I would prefer to keep...
About: Is new legislation protecting contractors?
[December 9, 2004, 18:18]
Private sector may manage gov't comms database
Blog One might add that the government's history of bringing in the private sector and expecting them to hang onto confidential records and/or keep them confidential leaves something to be desired, but let's wait and see.
[December 31, 2008, 9:45 in News Blog by David Meyer]
TOP SECURITY CONCERNS 2009
Talkback The survey was developed to better understand if certain publicised IT risks to personal and confidential data are truly a concern for organisations in the next two years. Emerging technologies - Web 2.0, P2P, virtualization and cloud computing...
About: IT security: The trends to watch in 2009
[December 24, 2008, 18:51 by lumension]
Company Memorandum: Watch Your Behaviour!
Blog At the same time, staff are increasingly 'targeted' by social engineering attacks (where outsiders try to obtain confidential information from employees). In addition, businesses are becoming increasingly concerned about what is being said about...
[March 28, 2008, 8:26 in Social Networking by Christian Harris]
Linux servers 'attacked more often'
Talkback Companies hit by Slammer were not harmed as badly as they might have been, because it was designed to propagate quickly, degrade networks, and to compromise vulnerable systems rather than cause destruction or steal confidential data.
About: Linux servers 'attacked more often'
[February 20, 2004, 19:14]
This is the government we should trust with our identity data?
Talkback Second that it should be confidential medical records. This leaves me astonished. First that it should happen. And third that they have no proper tracking of disposals to be able to see how the hard drive left the hospital.
About: NHS patient data sold on eBay
[September 18, 2007, 10:49 by mmfb123]
Gary Clark, VP of EMEA, SafeNet
Talkback Once again, a laptop containing confidential consumer data is stolen, and the need for stricter security for mobile devices is highlighted once more. Random thefts' or loss of laptops and other physical assets inevitably occur, however, if access...
About: Stolen Nationwide laptop prompts FSA probe
[November 14, 2006, 10:04 by Fiona Goldsworthy]
Netilla launches VPN SSL solution for MetaFrame
Talkback It uses Citrix Metaframe to allow outside access to confidential (by law) data. My enterprise is entirely MS based. Home access became quite useful, but was generally unavailable to non-PC users. Mac-based Firefox came very close to getting me in.
About: Netilla launches VPN SSL solution for MetaFrame
[January 11, 2005, 5:04]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Talkback Why is Apple a bully when others are in the clear violation the confidential agreement? This kind of yellow journalism is really retarded! And why are there a whole bunch of whiners over in England and Europe complaining about Apple’s products...
About: 2005: Apple's 1984?
[January 19, 2005, 18:29]
