{"id":9737,"date":"2009-07-03T12:31:00","date_gmt":"1999-11-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=9737"},"modified":"2009-07-03T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"1999-11-29T20:00:00","slug":"data-loss-reported-by-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=9737","title":{"rendered":"Data Loss Reported By Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/joeelway.spaces.live.com\/blog\/cns!2095EAC3772C41DB!2067.entry\" target=\"_blank\">recurring subject<\/a> on my blog since I started this up back in 2006 has been control of data and usage auditing.\u00a0 The Irish Times is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/newspaper\/finance\/2009\/0703\/1224249965663.html\" target=\"_blank\">reporting<\/a> that companies are losing control of data by allowing employees to download the data to domestic PC\u2019s.\u00a0 Their PC\u2019s are either stolen or sold with the data on it.\u00a0 Even if they delete the data, it\u2019s still recoverable without using a wipe tool like DBAN.\u00a0 Just like disk encryption, it seems like businesses don\u2019t want to take this one seriously.\u00a0 I\u2019ve talked about it <a href=\"http:\/\/joeelway.spaces.live.com\/Blog\/cns!2095EAC3772C41DB!1846.entry\" target=\"_blank\">over<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/joeelway.spaces.live.com\/blog\/cns!2095EAC3772C41DB!2067.entry\" target=\"_blank\">over<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/joeelway.spaces.live.com\/blog\/cns!2095EAC3772C41DB!523.entry\" target=\"_blank\">over<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have a read of those posts if you want to learn about how to protect your data no matter where it is.\u00a0 Some quick tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn how to properly secure data on your file shares: Then only authorised users can access the files.<\/li>\n<li>Use Rights Management Services to protect data no matter where it is: Bringing data to a home PC is useless.\u00a0 Forwarding emails can be prevented.\u00a0 Printing can be prevented.<\/li>\n<li>Audit data access, e.g. on the file shares and using OpsMgr 2007 R2 Audit Collection Services: Know who has done what for investigations.<\/li>\n<li>Use Network Access Protection to restrict access to company resources: That domestic PC won\u2019t be able to connect to your network without the proper security configuration.<\/li>\n<li>Use forced (by policy) removable storage encryption to protect mobile data: Mobile data is secure even if the removable storage is lost or stolen.<\/li>\n<li>Use forced (by policy) laptop encryption to protect company laptops: The data on the laptop is secure even if it is lost or stolen.<\/li>\n<li>Use something like DBAN to wipe computers when you finish with them or they move between departments: Deleted\/formatted data is recoverable so a secure wipe is required to overwrite it with garbage.<\/li>\n<li>Put policies in place:\u00a0 Breaking company policies is a punishable offence no matter who does it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recurring subject on my blog since I started this up back in 2006 has been control of data and usage auditing.\u00a0 The Irish Times is reporting that companies are losing control of data by allowing employees to download the data to domestic PC\u2019s.\u00a0 Their PC\u2019s are either stolen or sold with the data on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=9737\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Data Loss Reported By Irish Times&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A recurring subject on my blog since I started this up back in 2006 has been control of data and usage auditing. 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