Comments on: Those Computer Discs http://timworstall.com/2007/12/15/those-computer-discs/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Wed, 23 May 2012 15:34:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: windowlicker http://timworstall.com/2007/12/15/those-computer-discs/comment-page-1/#comment-4200 windowlicker Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:12:01 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2007/12/15/those-computer-discs/#comment-4200 What is it about the British that we always do security arse-over-tip? The above report reminds one of the episode when GCHQ invented public key cryptography but kept this "non-secret encryption" secret, ceding the multi-billion dollar cyber security industry to the US, amongst other things. What is it about the British that we always do security arse-over-tip? The above report reminds one of the episode when GCHQ invented public key cryptography but kept this “non-secret encryption” secret, ceding the multi-billion dollar cyber security industry to the US, amongst other things.

]]> By: Monty http://timworstall.com/2007/12/15/those-computer-discs/comment-page-1/#comment-4197 Monty Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:33:39 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2007/12/15/those-computer-discs/#comment-4197 And while we are all giggling, let's not forget that the initial disc set, lost by the Benefit Agency in mid October, included the new ID and address details of 350 families in witness protection programs. (Cross referenced against their original IDs of course.) And the people concerned didn't find out until after the scandal broke in the press. And while we are all giggling, let’s not forget that the initial disc set, lost by the Benefit Agency in mid October, included the new ID and address details of 350 families in witness protection programs. (Cross referenced against their original IDs of course.)

And the people concerned didn’t find out until after the scandal broke in the press.

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