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RE: (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff
From: Blanchard_Michael () emc com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:47:23 -0500
I don't' get it.... Why aren't people heading over to these places with torches and pitchforks? How many friggin times does a "laptop" have to be stolen with SS#'s and other confidential information have to get stolen before people realize that this type of data should never, ever, EVER be placed on a laptop for ANY reason.... Michael P. Blanchard Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, MCSE, MCP+I Office of Information Security & Risk Management EMC ² Corporation 4400 Computer Dr. Westboro, MA 01580 -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Fergie Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:01 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: [funsec] (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Via The Register (again :-) [snip] Ernst & Young has lost another laptop containting the social security numbers and other personal information of its clients' employees. This time, the incident puts thousands of IBM workers at risk. Ex-IBM employees are also affected. The Register has learned that the laptop was stolen from an Ernst & Young employee's car in January. The employee handled some of the tax functions Ernst & Young does for IBM's workers who have been stationed overseas at one time or another during their careers. As a result of the theft, the names, dates of birth, genders, family sizes, SSNs and tax identifiers for IBM employees have been exposed. [snip] More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/15/ernstyoung_ibm_laptop/ - ferg -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Fergie (Mar 15)
- RE: (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Blanchard_Michael (Mar 16)
- RE: (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Jeff Rosowski (Mar 16)
- RE: (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Blanchard_Michael (Mar 16)
- Re: (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 16)
- RE: (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Blanchard_Michael (Mar 16)
- Re: (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 16)
- Re: (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Drsolly (Mar 16)
- RE: (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Jeff Rosowski (Mar 16)
- RE: (Yet Another) Lost Ernst & Young Laptop Exposes IBM Staff Blanchard_Michael (Mar 16)