Computer hard drive sold on eBay ‘had details of top secret U.S. missile defence system’

Value Added Article - Another article about Hard drives purchased and a significant portion still having critical data.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1178239/Computer-hard-drive-sold-eBay-details-secret-U-S-missile-defence-system.html

If you frequent this blog, you may have noticed a pattern. There are a lot of blogs on this topic! The thing is that no matter how much news gets around and how many articles get published, old habits aren’t changing. It’s a classic “this will never happen to me” scenario. Once again Hard Drives are purchased off of E-bay and they include information such as blueprints, facility/personnel information, Social security numbers, medical records, confidential staff letters, security logs and more.

The Offenders this time?

• Lockheed Martin- designer and builder of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defence) ground to air missile defence system for the US Military.
• Lanarkshire NHS Trust - Holding data for the Monklands and Hairmyres hospitals including medical records and other sensitive information.
• An unnamed Australian Nursing Home
• The German Embassy in Paris

This lists contains companies in many different fields and of many different backgrounds - the point is that everyone is equally susceptible to improper data security.

The message is not getting out! Data Security is a very real threat, with very serious consequences.

When you read the comments to the article, you will see that some people have suggested easy fixes. These fixes are not all perfect and when it comes to Hard-drives containing Critical data you had better be 100% sure all the data is gone forever.

That’s where the Vernon Hard Disk Crusher comes in. The HDC provides 100% Visual Verification of Destruction.

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The Vernon Crusher is not the only way to delete information, but it is a 100% verified method that provides visual evidence and proper documentation and certification. When it comes to high sensitivity information, this is the level of care you need to take.
Don’t fall into the “This won’t happen to me” fallacy or leave information for others to view by improperly destroying your data.

Be Sure, Be Safe