aaaaand again

[Dobby]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080118/tuk-motorist-finds-confidential-files-6323e80_2.html

Shall we take bets on how many times this is going to happen this year?

 

[Dobby]

aaaaand again

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080118/tuk-laptop-holding-personal-data-stolen-6323e80_2.html

 

[ChrisUK]

I don't care any more what can someone do with the details except spam you with junk mail?. Won't have to buy toilet roll If I get any more

 

[kayl0rz]

ive not clicked the links... but this best not have anything to do with my car breaking down again lol!

 

[Dobby]

ive not clicked the links... but this best not have anything to do with my car breaking down again lol!

???

 

[kayl0rz]

I don't care any more what can someone do with the details except spam you with junk mail?. Won't have to buy toilet roll If I get any more

ooooft, paper cuts on your bum

 

[ChrisUK]

aaaaand again

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080118/tuk-laptop-holding-personal-data-stolen-6323e80_2.html

If its anything like the laptops I setup its useless to anyone as the main data partition (the only place users are allowed to save data) is encrypted to a very high level and needs 2 16 char encryption keys to be entered to access the data. The keys are generated from a random 256kbit dat file.

Saying that some users I have dealt with have been known to leave their logon details and crypt keys in the same bag as laptop..... "Muppets"

 

[custard]

my 1st thought on hearing about this laoptop theft is wouldnt the thief just reformat it for selling on?

 

[Helz]

I am wondering why it was thought necessary to have so much information on a laptop. Surely the information should be held securely at HQ and only the minimum information needed to take home/ to a business meeting etc should be transferred to the laptop to take away to work with. It's not rocket science.