Personal information on 26.5 million veterans stolen from a data analyst home.

[moc231]

Hi,
I've visited this board a number times but this is my first posting.

Anyway, I could not believe my eyes when I saw that posted on CNN.  

Data on 26 million veterans stolen from home
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/vets.data/index.html
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The first question was "How could someone even think of downloading this type of material to their home???" What type of security  was in place, no, there was none.

Even if I could, I would not do such a thing!!! The risk is not worth it. He could have just  gone back to work and stayed  late.

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The best security for highly sensitive material is a system not open to the public and accessible only at the office. NO VPN or Shell access from an outside source.  (yes, also on internal IP 10.XX, or 192.XXX etc)

ex moc231

 

[Fishbone Jones]

You may want to post the article or a link, so the rest of us have some idea WTF your talking about.

 

[ark]

You may want to post the article or a link, so the rest of us have some idea WTF your talking about.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5006758.stm
http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/22/pf/security_data/

This is probably what he is referring to.

 

[Taylor187]

You may want to post the article or a link, so the rest of us have some idea WTF your talking about.

Dont mean to step into something that isnt my buisness like you chewing on him, but link:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/vets.data/index.html

 

[moc231]

Sorry about the missing link.

 

[moc231]

Update
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" The information involved mainly those veterans who served and have been discharged since 1975, said VA Secretary Jim Nicholson. Data of veterans discharged before 1975 who submitted claims to the agency may have been included. "

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/23/D8HP8UP01.html