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 Posted by SecExtra on May 07th, 2008

Portable media devices – from USB keys, to media cards and storage cards are now ubiquitous and convenient. But how many of us treat them with the same vigilance as our laptops? And if you think regularly deleting files from these devices will afford you some protection, think again. Laptops are the easiest to protect. Provided you use a secure erasing tool it’s possible to remove your deleted files for good. In addition to commercial versions, such as that …

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 Posted by SecExtra on April 07th, 2008

Just as it starts to go quiet on the “data loss on cd” front, HSBC has admitted that a disk containing the personal details of 370,000 customers was lost four weeks ago after being sent by courier from the bank’s offices in Southampton. The customers’ details included their names, dates of birth, and their levels of life insurance cover though it did not include addresses or banking details.

This is the latest in a run of data security breaches where disks, laptops and memory card have been lost. In the most …

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 Posted by SecExtra on March 06th, 2008

Once confined to the office, the global workforce is on the move. Research group IDC estimates that there will be one billion mobile workers by 2011. The prospect of a constantly connected, roaming workforce has serious implications for information security.
The biggest risk comes from users who surf the Web unprotected while ‘on the road’ and return to the office with virus-infected laptops that can potentially vandalise the corporate IT network or lead to data loss. Roaming workers are more likely to violate corporate Internet usage policies – treating their …

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 Posted by SecExtra on March 03rd, 2008

RFID is both a helpful technology and a reason for many to put on their tin foil hats. For ‘people’ tracking we still have some serious concerns, but for product and data tracking we think it’s a perfect fit. We have a great item in today from Nigel Clarke, National Sales Manager for Imation, where he examines the issues involved in effective data handling and storage, and asks if there is anything that technology can do – and should be doing - to help resolve the inadequacy of current practices.
Rarely does a week go …

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 Posted by SecExtra on February 27th, 2008

The UK has recently seen a increase number of cases where data protection and security has been breached. This has resulted in huge financial losses in addition to public embarrassment caused when the news comes to the surface.
Research by the Ponemon Institute found that the average total cost per incident was more than £1.4 million. The “2007 Annual Study: U.K. Cost of a Data Breach” also reveals that the financial impact of lost business due to reduced consumer trust was the most significant component of data breach costs. This first-annual U.K. study was …