> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hal Merritt > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Associated Press: 540,000 New Yorkers at Risk of > Identity Theft > > > Sadly, I must disagree. The auditors are going to be all over *us* > demanding that *we* plug the hole caused by a missing laptop. > > All we can reasonably do is demand credentials before we let > you see the > data. But we don't have any realistic way to positively prevent your > misuse of that data. > > Sigh.
Sounds like the PC in question should have had all sensitive data placed on an encrypted partition / filesystem. I think that Windows allows this. I know that Linux has the ability. I have no idea one way or the other about Mac. Actually, in order to be secure, encrypt the data on the mainframe before shipping it to the laptop. Now refuse to give anybody the key. <grin> -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
