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The envelops paper stamp and printer cost a significnt amount, that could have been used for treating reurning wounded from George's War.
At a minimum of a half dollar each, and probably more the bill is at least $13,000,000 of our tax money. And yet another comes. Not as large. But, when will the files be encrypted with the key not a part of the file system.
Isn't it time to remove politicians from running this kind of Mickey Mouse? operation?
Remember: One man's computer insecurity is another man's social security.
People are walking off with the whole computers.
You think after the first insident,they would move all the data to their servers which are bolted to the floor.
Appearently they have yet to learn common sence when dealing with data security
I am sick of using the "when will they ever learn..." phrases to describe what's been going on with the VA lately, but this is absolutely inexcusable. There is no reason why the data on that desktop was not encrypted, I mean, did they learn a darn thing after nearly costing millions of vets their credit? I just can't believe that Nicholson would allow this to happen yet again.
http://www.techknowbizzle.com/2006/07/times-getting-even-tougher-for-vets.html
I can't imagine how vets must be feeling seeing as their VA office constantly has let them down over the past few months. For goodness sake guys, how do you think the rest of the world looks at our veterans and military system these days. If this instance doesn't teach you a lession to encrypt and not be dumb with data then I do not know what will...
http://www.essentialsecurity.com/Documents/article16.htm
want people encrypting files and folders. They're afraid people
will be able to hide things from them.
The problem is that most IT departments equate themselves
with the company or government department they're serving.
Anything bad for IT people must be bad for the company, so
encrypted folders are bad. Everybody loses but IT. Need more
evidence? They're asking the head of the VA to resign, but not
even talking about the people really responsible: IT.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/08/vets.data/
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- Don't mention security measures!
- by ml_ess August 8, 2006 9:56 AM PDT
- Usually when we hear of "another" laptop theft, people's first response is that the data shouldn't have been kept on a laptop in the first place, and it shouldn't be taken out of the office.
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(11 Comments)This is a perfect example that regardless of whether data is stored on a laptop or desktop computer, it needs to be properly secured! This means using physical deterrents and following through with security software, such as Remote Laptop Security (http://essentialsecurity.com/Documents/article18.htm), that guards your data when locks, cables, etc. fail.