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Technology: Lost news

Disk Encryption products

SecureDocshttp://Winmagic.com
Pointsechttp://www.pointsec.com/products/laptop/
Utimaco SafeGuard Easyhttp://americas.utimaco.com/safeguard_easy
safeguard_easy
BitLockerhttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/bitlocker.mspx
details/bitlocker.mspx
Seagatehttp://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/laptops/momentus/momentus_5400_fde.2/

File / media encryption products

TrueCrypt encryptionhttp://www.truecrypt.org/
EFShttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/smallbusiness/topics/cryptographyetc/protect_data_efs.mspx
business/topics/cryptographyetc/protect_data_
efs.mspx

Computer tracking software / systems

Inspice Tracehttp://www.inspice.com/aprod-code/doc/it.htm
CompuTracehttp://www.absolute.com/
PhoneHome PChttp://www.pcphonehome.com/
PhoneHome Machttp://www.pcphonehome.com/

Links to lost and stolen data listings

Google Newshttp://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&tab=wn&q=%22stolen laptop%22 OR %22laptop theft%22
-8859-1&tab=wn&q=%22stolen laptop%22 OR
%22laptop theft%22
Inspice News Highlightshttp://inspice.com/aprod-code/doc/ITR-laptop-theft-news.htm
ft-news.htm
Computer Theft Statisticshttp://www.absolute.com/resources/computer-theft-statistics.asp
theft-statistics.asp

Estimated value of personal information
in the United States

Address$ .50
Postal Code$ .50
Past Address$9.95
Date of Birth$2.50
Published Phone number$ .25
Unpublished Phone number$17.50
Cell Phone number$10.00
List of names of relatives$3.00
US Social Security Number$8.00
Drivers License info$3.00
Vehicle Registration info$3.00

Source: 
Swipedata calculator. http://turbulence.org/Works/swipe/swipe_data_cal.html and GeekZone. The value of personal information http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=2250

In the news
Recent headlines about data loss or theft

Tory secrets go for $6.48 on eBay

Toronto Star

April 10, 2007

Lost Ernst & Young laptop exposes IBM staff

The Register

March 15, 2006

IBM loses hard drive with client data

Market Watch

January 30, 2003

Fidelity laptop with customer data stolen

USA Today

 

Laptop with HP employee data stolen

ZDNet News

 

Ameriprise laptop theft puts client data at risk

eWeek

January 26, 2006

Thief swipes more than laptop

Wired News

March 29, 2005

Government laptop not secure

BBC News

September 15, 2003