Lost hard drive could affect 70 million military veterans 

Lost hard drive could affect 70 million military veterans

Lost data possibly worth billions.
Federal investigation into missing presidential hard drive 

Federal investigation into missing presidential hard drive

U.S. Federal investigators are examining how a hard drive containing sensitive personal information from the Clinton era has gone missing from the National Archive.
Missile plans, banking details and health records found on old hard drives 

Missile plans, banking details and health records found on old hard drives

Information for missile defence, banking details and NHS records have been found on old hard drives.
Which? report on hard drive destruction criticised 

Which? report on hard drive destruction criticised

A claim that the only way to destroy data is to smash the hard drive has been criticised.
Few second-hand hard disks wiped 

Few second-hand hard disks wiped

A significant proportion of hard disks analysed in an ongoing study contained sensitive data about businesses and individuals.
Lost: hard drive with information of 100,000 employees in US 

Lost: hard drive with information of 100,000 employees in US

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said today that it is investigating a missing external hard drive containing sensitive information of about 100,000 employees.
DigiSafe adds smartcard to encrypting hard drive 

DigiSafe adds smartcard to encrypting hard drive

Automatic data encryption on the road.
Critical data found on second-hand hard drives 

Critical data found on second-hand hard drives

Organizations and individuals are still leaving critical data on disks later sold on through online auctions and computer fairs, according to a new study.
Bruce Willis to battle internet villians in 'Die Hard 4' 

Bruce Willis to battle internet villians in 'Die Hard 4'

Move over, Harrison Ford, you’re not the only action hero keeping computing safe on the silver screen.
Spammers and criminals working hard to trick Christmas shoppers  

Spammers and criminals working hard to trick Christmas shoppers

Security fears have made 69 percent of shoppers more cautious about purchasing goods online, a newly published survey has claimed.
Sober hits hard come what May 

Sober hits hard come what May

Virus-infected email rose almost four-fold in May as the Sober virus took hold.
Dictionary attack spam hits small business hard - case study 

Dictionary attack spam hits small business hard - case study

Small companies of less than ten users have been experiencing spam attacks of more than one and a half million mails a day.
20 euro hard drive reveals hidden government secrets 

20 euro hard drive reveals hidden government secrets

A hard drive sold on eBay for only 20 euros has been found to be full of confidential police data.
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