All the stories tagged with data security

Decoding PIN Codes Is Easier Than You Think It Is, Says Report

12/26/2012, Decoding ATM PIN codes might be easier than you think. According to data scientist Nick Berry, an estimated 26.83 percent of all PIN codes could be guessed by using 20 combinations of four-digit numbers. Berry, the founder of the Seattle-based [...]

Hiddn Crypto Adapter makes encryption a snap

02/13/2011, You must be pretty naive to store sensitive data on a portable device that could get lost or stolen, such as a USB flash drive or portable hard drive, but then again some of us out there tend to take [...]

NASA Sells Off PCs Without Wiping Sensitive Data

12/08/2010, The folks over at NASA aren’t too happy to discover 10 cases where PCs were sold despite failing data removal procedures. Another four PCs which were about to be sold were found to contain data restricted under arms control rules. [...]