[Dataloss] Laptop stolen at SF Ca Airport with data of33000travelers

[Max Hozven]

<sigh...>

 

Regarding the hardware involved, looks like it's time to bring back
dumb-terminals, with no CD/floppy/usb/anything on them,

in instances like this.  PC's/laptops/etc always have the "walk away
with them" risk.

It would also be good to require an electronic ID badge plugged into the
dumb terminal (and password) to gain access.

 

-Max

 

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From: Sean Steele [mailto:SSteele at infolocktech.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 10:30 AM
To: Max Hozven; chris at cwalsh.org; hbrown at knology.net
Cc: dataloss at attrition.org
Subject: Re: [Dataloss] Laptop stolen at SF Ca Airport with data
of33000travelers

 

This morning I flew from Reagan (DCA) to Detroit and passed the
SteerClear (err, FlyClear) lane, and its workers. 

I asked about the laptop theft/loss in SFO, attributable to one of their
co-workers, and their response was... 

"That's OK, it wasn't from THIS airport!"

Wow. I fear for us all.

-S.

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From: dataloss-bounces at attrition.org 
To: Chris Walsh ; Henry Brown 
Cc: dataloss at attrition.org 
Sent: Tue Aug 05 13:02:50 2008
Subject: Re: [Dataloss] Laptop stolen at SF Ca Airport with data
of33000travelers 

Food for thought:

If the thief had connected up a USB-drive, copied the data from the
laptop to his drive, and walked away, no one would have known.

If the machine was password protected, they could have booted it via a
Ghost/etc boot CD, then copied the data that way.

 

-Max

 "Note: The views and opinions expressed in this email are strictly
those of the page author."

 

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From: dataloss-bounces at attrition.org
[mailto:dataloss-bounces at attrition.org] On Behalf Of Chris Walsh
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:53 AM
To: Henry Brown
Cc: dataloss at attrition.org
Subject: Re: [Dataloss] Laptop stolen at SF Ca Airport with data of
33000travelers

 

Absolutely epic.

Sigh.

cw

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 4:36 AM, Henry Brown <hbrown at knology.net> wrote:


For the past year, travelers at SFO have had the option to enroll in the
Clear Registered Traveler Program. Those who sign up get a biometric ID
card, which allows them to bypass regular security lines for $128 a
year.

[...]

 

	
	As for who stole the laptop in the first place, authorities are
still
	investigating. There were no apparent signs of a break-in.

 

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