Giveaway of the Day Forums

1. 

   Anonymous
   Unregistered

   http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2225129/nasa-laptop-containing-sensitive-data-stolen

   Nasa has lost a laptop full of sensitive information, placing thousands of the space agency's employees and contractors at risk, according to reports.

   The laptop was stolen from a Nasa worker's car and contains a slew of personal information, including employees' social security numbers, according to Reuters.

   The theft is doubly dangerous as the information stored on the laptop is not encrypted, meaning the thief could easily access it.

   Personal and financial information is a high value item on many cyber black markets, as it allows crooks to craft more complex and effective attacks.

   Posted 11 years ago #
2. 

   mikiem2
   Moderator

   ***Maybe*** interesting background...

   People think of NASA folks as, well, rocket scientists, but my experience when we lived just down the coast in Florida was entirely the opposite. When they ended the lunar landings, & budgets & priorities were cut, lots & lots of the best & brightest got out while they could move to high paying jobs/careers -- they especially left the NASA facilities in Florida, which were built in a swampy part of Florida where frankly, historically no one ever wanted to live. The folks that were left were often those that were suited to gov bureaucracies &/or couldn't find a better job elsewhere. Dealt with NASA, worked with ex-NASA people, knew several ex-NASA folks, & in most cases the myths & legends were just that.

   Posted 11 years ago #

RSS feed for this topic

Reply

You must log in to post.