“The Cord Blood Registry earlier this week began notifying some 300,000 registrants that their personal data might be at risk. (…) a report on the Office of Inadequate Security website indicates that the breach was the result of the theft of data backup tapes from an employee’s car.”
— darkreading.com
The breach is a good reminder of the basics. If it moves, encrypt it. If it rests, encrypt it. If you are moving tapes, have basic media controls in place to keep unsecured tapes from sitting in someone’s car. Miss the basics, miss the boat.
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