Government Industry news: A laptop computer with personal information of 10,501 active-duty and retired airmen, including full name, Social Security number, rank, date of birth, home address, telephone number, e-mail address, gender, marital status, total active federal military service and security clearances, is missing from Bolling Air Force Base in Washington. Source: AirforceTimes.com, 2008 GoldKey helps government institutions protect data and comply with U.S. Federal Office of Management & Budget standards (OMB) by encrypting their data with strong AES 256-bit encryption.

Law Enforcement Industry news: The personal information of every police officer in Texas was in the hands of thieves, after a laptop computer containing the data on 97,000 individuals was stolen. The laptop was stolen from a Houston software company that stores sensitive records for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Source: KXAN News, 2007 With the large amounts of sensitive data carried by many law enforcement personnel, it is critical that high security standards are maintained. GoldKey provides law enforcement agencies with the ability to encrypt all of their sensitive data with AES-256bit encryption.

Corporate Industry news: A laptop computer containing the names, Social Security numbers and payroll information for more than 16,000 employees was stolen from an employee’s personal vehicle. The records contained names, Social Security numbers and payroll information. Source: Associated Press 2007 With GoldKey, corporations can encrypt all of their sensitive and private data using multi-factor authenticated AES 256-bit encryption. GoldKey even allows users to send fully encrypted files through email. Group permission levels ensure that only the authorized key holders can gain access to the data.

Education Industry news: The University of California, Berkeley, is warning more than 98,000 people that the theft of a laptop from its graduate school admissions office has exposed their personal information. Files on the laptop contained names, dates of birth, addresses and Social Security numbers of 98,369 graduate students or graduate-school applicants. The files go back three decades in some cases. Source: CNN, March 28, 2005 GoldKey is an effective tool helping educational organizations protect personal student data stored on laptops and in backups. It can be a key factor in meeting the standards of compliance programs such as FERPA.

Financial Industry news: Financial services giant Fidelity Investments confirmed that a laptop containing the personal information of almost 200,000 Hewlett-Packard employees was stolen from its property. Source: CNN, March 23, 2006 Financial institutions are valuable targets for laptop thieves because of the vast amounts of financial and customer data residing on their laptops and networks. GoldKey aids financial organizations in securing their data with multi-factor authentication and strong AES 256-bit encryption.

Healthcare Industry news: Georgia-based Emory Healthcare reports that a laptop containing information on 38,000 of its patients was stolen. The missing laptop contained information on patients who had been treated for cancer at Emory Hospital, Emory Crawford Long Hospital, and Grady Memorial Hospital. The data included names, addresses and Social Security numbers. Implementing GoldKey helps healthcare organizations to meet HIPAA Technical Safeguard requirements in the securing of their Electronic Protected Health Information (EPHI).