It's Monday...first stolen data story of the week...I wonder why this was stored on a PC and not accessed via a secured server...one suggestion, get these mobile units set up with an active directory mobile group so perhaps these can be remotely wiped when something like this occurs...BD
The company, which helps pharmaceutical manufacturers set up assistance programs for patients in need, sent out a letter alerting patients that the computers were stolen on July 18. The names of the people being alerted were on one of the two PCs, but it's not known how much of their accompanying identifying information was also contained on the machines. "Your personal information may have been on one of the two computers that were stolen from a McKesson office," wrote Patrick Blake, president of McKesson Specialty Pharmaceutical, in the letter to one patient. "At this point, we have not determined if your personal information was on either stolen computer. However, we are taking the precaution of notifying every patient whose information might have been on the computers, just to be safe.
McKesson: Stolen Computers Contain Patient Information -- Data Theft -- InformationWeek
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