and with it, possibly 200,000 users' account information. According to this NetworkWorld Fusion report, "Ameritrade warns clients about potential breach," some backup tapes were damaged in transit and one of the tapes is currently unaccounted for.
This incident is a good reminder that data security concerns extend beyond the physical boundaries of the enterprise. Or, in other words, one of the easiest ways to get to an enterprise's critical data could be to socially engineer the driver of the Iron Mountain truck.
Posted by Diana at April 21, 2005 10:36 AM