USB sticks still being used insecurely

November 29, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Article Author: John E Dunn (Techworld) USB sticks still being used insecurely, Ponemon study finds not enough encrypted drives despite numerous data breaches USB sticks remain a big security weakness for many UK organisations with many employees using drives for data transport without permission and not bothering to report their loss, a Ponemon Institute study … read on

Privacy of millions at mercy of a USB device

November 8, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Article Author: Leonie Wood Data abuse is part of a ‘depressing’ trend, writes Leonie Wood. THE privacy and financial records of millions of shareholders who use Computershare’s global share registry system were placed at risk this year when a Boston employee quit the company, allegedly taking with her thousands of pages of highly sensitive and … read on