To judge by recent news reports, the most popular place to store confidential data these days is on a poorly secured laptop. Indeed, data-filled PCs seem to go missing as often as Lindsay Lohan checks into rehab.
Last year, a stolen agency laptop and hard drive lifted from the home of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employee contained personal information on 26.5 million former and active military personnel. Another laptop was stolen from a locked hotel room with data on 50,000 General Electric Co. employees. You would think either of these incidents would make for a good wake-up call.
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