Auditor laptop stolen, confidential data included

The auditor for Hotels.com is Ernst & Young, and one of their staff working on the audit had their laptop stolen from their car, compromising the credit card data of approximately 243,000 customers. These things will happen, but what I don’t understand is whether they’re just assuming whoever stole the laptop is going to beContinue reading “Auditor laptop stolen, confidential data included”

Wireless internet theft affects us all

A story in the New York Times about your friendly neighborhood wireless thieves. I have to admit I’m guilty of this when I’m not at home, but it pretty much does serve you right if you don’t secure your network. Maybe municipal wi-fi will cut down on this “phenomenon”… Edit: If only Twitter were inventedContinue reading “Wireless internet theft affects us all”