BP was in hot water last year due to an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed for three months. And now, CBSNews reports that, "a BP employee lost a laptop containing personal data belonging to thousands of Louisiana residents who filed claims for compensation after the Gulf oil spill."
BP spokesman Curtis Thomas said that, "The laptop was password-protected, but the information was not encrypted." Furthermore, "the oil giant on Monday mailed out letters to roughly 13,000 people whose data was stored on the computer, notifying them about the potential data security breach and offering to pay for their credit to be monitored. The company also reported the missing laptop to law enforcement."
With two strikes under the company in two years, it would be best if they don't wait around for a third. Encrypt your files.
Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/29/business/main20048504.shtml
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