http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog Secure Business Mobility. On a Drive. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:49:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week’s episode of the British satirical comedy, The Thick of It, showed how the concept of a major public-sector data loss has become so mainstream that it can be the subject of an entire programme. The story was based around the accidental wiping of a large volume of citizen data ... http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog/data-loss-drives-the-story-for-uk-comedy-show/ More UK companies and Government departments than ever are reporting data losses to the Information Commissioner's Office, the UK data watchdog, according to recent data. Reported incidents grew nearly 100% to 356 data losses in the period between November 2008 and September 2009, compared to 190 incidents between October 2007 and ... http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog/reported-data-losses-grow-in-the-uk/ If we needed any further reminders, new data has shown that malware which exploits the Windows Autorun vulnerability accounts for more than 35% of the top 10 global infections so far this year.  This is more than double the proportion found in the second half of 2008. The key findings from ... http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog/autorun-remains-a-major-threat/ We have posted about this a little earlier this year, but it’s worth mentioning again that the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, which is the data watchdog for the UK Government, continues to take tough measures with public sector organisations that have suffered data breaches. Most recently, a UK healthcare organisation misplaced ... http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog/uk-information-commissioner%e2%80%99s-office-continues-to-be-tough-on-data-losses/ After being banned in November 2008, it looks likely that USB flash drives are about to be reintroduced to U.S. Defense Department computers and networks. But there will be very strict controls on their use, to avoid future malware and security issues which caused the DoD to suspend the use of ... http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog/usb-flash-drives-to-be-re-enlisted-by-us-military/ We have just announced that our Cruzer Enterprise secure USB flash drives have raised the bar for secure devices.  They are now the first and only FIPS 140-2 Level 2 USB drives to earn Common Criteria Certification. This is an internationally recognized ISO standard (ISO/IEC 15408) used by governments and other ... http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog/cruzer-enterprise-secure-flash-drives-first-to-earn-common-criteria-certification/ Our latest article on securing USB flash drives against malware and data loss or theft is now online here, at leading portal Global Security Magazine. The article looks at how to stop worms such as Conficker propagating onto networks, and using USB memory sticks to spread, based on what happened to ... http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog/latest-article-on-usb-flash-drive-security-online/ With more and more entertainment content being released as ‘special edition’ USB flash drives, here are two of the more extreme examples of drive packaging that have been announced this week. First, here’s a submachine gun-shaped drive for US rap group Get Busy Committee’s new album, released later this month.  And ... http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog/it%e2%80%99s-the-data-that-counts/ Personal data doesn’t get much more sensitive than an individual’s medical and health records, so it’s no surprise that the health sector has been among the leaders in adopting best practices in data security. This article by John D. Halamka, the chairman of the American Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, sets ... http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog/a-prescription-for-e-health-security/ As you may have seen in the news, there’s a widespread email phishing scam going on that has so far affected over 30,000 users of Hotmail, Google and Yahoo’s web mail services.  Username and password details for these accounts were posted briefly online.  But there’s also an underlying security issue that ... http://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/blog/secure-passwords-matter/