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Another laptop goes missing at Boeing

December 14, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Boeing has fired an employee that it says was responsible for the theft of a laptop this month and is working with law enforcement to track down the mobile device, as it contains confidential... Read more...

Malware writers take a 'stealth' approach

July 31, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Malware writers targeting intellectual property stored on desktops and servers are using "stealth" and anti-forensic tools that allow a virus to remain undetected until a user hits certain sites... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Email virus load takes a dive

July 31, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Finally, some good news on the IT security front. It seems email spam dropped considerably last month. The bad news, however, is that malware writers are just focusing on other avenues to dupe... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Stolen laptop houses customer data

April 27, 2006 — 8:01pm ET
Another big company, this time insurance firm Aetna, has reported a stolen laptop incident which has compromised personal data. In this case, personal information of nearly 40,000 customers fell into... Read more...

Laptop theft puts personal data at risk

April 6, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

In yet another incident highlighting data theft concerns, a laptop containing confidential and personal data on more than 20,000 students, faculty, alumni and staff of Vermont College was recently... Read more...