The Toronto Star is reporting how two Bank of Montreal computers containing thousands, of sensitive customer files were sold to a student who fixes up machines and then resells them on eBay. It seems that the company responsible for scrubbing the disks (Rider Computer Services Ltd.) misfiled the machines in their warehouse and it was assumed they had been erased.
I personally use Radio Shack’s Bulk Eraser to destroy my customers and my personal data whenever a hard disk is replaced, floppies are trashed, etc. If anyone at BMO is reading this, just give me a call and I can lend you my tool 😉 Continuer la lecture de TheStar.com – *Error* sends Montreal bank files to eBay →
I got this announcement this morning early in an email, just wanted to get it online and will be comenting later 🙂 Continuer la lecture de PGP Corporation – Announcing PGP Universal →
Outlook 2000 + Popfile have done well but I can’ t wait to dump them. Here, my decision is getting easier by the day. Continuer la lecture de mozillaZine: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.2 Released →
« Maritime radio and satellite services are pricey. And cell-phone Web connections usually fizzle out eight miles from shore. » Of course it’s getting more « affordable »… read on…Continuer la lecture de Wired News: Wi-Fi Sails the High Seas →
Malgré des informations confirmant les ententes au Canada entre plusieurs compagnies pour normaliser leur offre de bornes d’accès 802.11b, pas beaucoup d’autres détails sur ce qui se passe sur la scène locale… Continuer la lecture de Direction Informatique | WiFi, la vedette de l’heure →
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