Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Equipment losses still plague VA: GAO report -- by Joseph Conn

This is powerful story because the expert quoted points out that most organizations do not bother to account for lost or stolen equipment that costs less than $2,000. That means laptops and PDAs. Worse---these organizations have NO IDEA whose data was even on the mobile devices, so they cannot notify anyone! Makes you feel REALLY safe.

This should be highly relevant to Congress--as it drafts requirements for encrypting data and breach notification.

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