Comment Re:*Still* no encryption?? (Score 1) 173
There are laws regarding data encryption, at least when it comes to PHI (personally identifiable health data). I work with health data every day, and we encrypt the hell out of everything because of HIPAA.
The reason you don't see more press articles about encrypted data being stolen is that companies are not required to announce incidents to the press provided that the encryption is strong enough. My company encrypted all our laptops nationwide precisely so that if one goes missing, we're not obligated to call a press conference and jump into a shitstorm like this one.
The reason you don't see more press articles about encrypted data being stolen is that companies are not required to announce incidents to the press provided that the encryption is strong enough. My company encrypted all our laptops nationwide precisely so that if one goes missing, we're not obligated to call a press conference and jump into a shitstorm like this one.
