CALIFORNIA WIRELESS RAISES COMPUTER SECURITY CONCERNS Reformatorisch Dagblad - Internet Editie
SAN DIEGO - Two or three years ago, if a
laptop computer was stolen on a college
campus, the only concern was how to
replace an expensive item. Today, the
first concern is: What sensitive data
might have been stolen?
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Lost laptops can give thieves access to
information such as Social Security
numbers, credit-card numbers, or
passwords. Young students or college
employees may not be savvy about
protecting such data. Beyond identity
thieves, colleges and universities are
also threatened by hackers who can turn
school computers into ”zombies” to send
out spam e-mails or target web servers
with denial-of-service attacks.

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As students arrive on campuses, colleges
and universities are becoming more aware
that personal information about
faculty, staff, students, and donors
must be protected.

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More than 50 million people, many of them
college students, have had private data
exposed to possible theft since
February, according to the Privacy
Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) in San Diego,
California.

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