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Off Topic news from SECURITY IN THE NEWS List-Archive: <https://thei3p.org/pipermail/security-news-html> Title: Lost Ernst & Young laptop exposes IBM staff Source: The RegisterAn Ernst & Young employee has lost a second laptop, this one containing the names, Social Security numbers, and other data of thousands of IBM employees. The loss occurred in January 2006 when the laptop was stolen from the employee's car; letters informing IBM employees of the compromise did not arrive until March 8. Ernst & Young is offering a free year of credit monitoring services from Experian.
This follows news in February that an Ernst & Young laptop containing data on Sun Microsystems employees -- including chief executive Scott McNealy -- was stolen. Ernst & Young has a policy prohibiting the storage of personal data on laptops, but we see how well it is enforced. The company also assures customers that the information is password protect, a measure security researchers consider grossly inadequate.
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/15/ernstyoung_ibm_laptop/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/15/ernstyoung_ibm_laptop/
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