Experts Available to Discuss Data Theft Via Stolen Laptops.

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TOPIC: Stolen laptops are leading to more cases of data theft, according to an article by The Associated Press. Government agencies, hospitals, banks and health insurers have all lost personal data due to laptops being stolen from employees' homes and cars. Security professionals advise computer users to encrypt information stored on laptops so sensitive data, such as social security numbers, will not be attainable to anyone who does not have a digital key.

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A. Mitchell Poole is Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Atlanta regional office of Tidwell DeWitt. Tidwell DeWitt is a business advisory and accounting firm with expertise in the Statement of Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) auditing process, which supports increased data security. Poole said in a rigorous SAS 70 environment, the IT team periodically conducts user appropriateness tests of employee laptops and hard drives to assess the risk of information theft by outsiders. The SAS 70 is an auditing tool that outsourced financial service providers use to demonstrate to their clients the integrity of their processes.

Jim "Gator" Hudson is a former 23-year law enforcement professional. Jim supervised investigations including narcotics, street crimes, SERT, fraud, and computer crimes. He co-founded Amcrin Corp. in 2000 to create the CrimeDex Network. He is a member of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI), the California Financial Crimes Investigators Association (CFCIA), the Northwest Fraud Investigators Association (NWFIA) and the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA). He created and taught Critical Incident Management at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training from 1988 to 1998, including winning instructor of the year in 1994. He has been a speaker across the country at events for the IAFCI, CFCIA, NWFIA, Safeway Corporation, Merrill Lynch, A.G. Edwards, Marathon Wealth Management, i2 Inc, American Express, America's Community Bankers Association, and the Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA), He was awarded the Portland Police Bureau Medal of Valor, the Oregon Peace Officers Association Medal of Honor, the International Narcotics Officers Association Medal for Valor, and the Purple Heart. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminology from Florida State University. Jim has speaking presentations on fraud, including identity theft, Internet fraud, check fraud, communications fraud and critical incident management.

As the technology boom of the last fifty years continues to expand, computers and other digital devices play an increasingly large role in what were once traditional crimes. It is only through the growing field of computer forensics that the issue of computer crime can be met head on. Eric Thompson, CEO and president of AccessData Corp., is a pioneer in the computer forensics industry. He has been actively involved in the law enforcement and corporate industry for over 20 years as he has provided solutions and insight in digital device queries. As the demand for skilled computer forensics investigators grows, so does the market for the tools necessary to properly conduct investigations involving electronic evidence. It is this necessity for nothing but the best and most innovative software that draws leading law enforcement agencies around the world to AccessData, the computer forensics software company Eric Thompson founded in 1987. Eric Thompson has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of AccessData since he founded the company in 1987. He is responsible for setting the company's strategic direction and leading its growth as a global provider of computer forensics, cryptography and password recovery software and services. An award-winning expert on the topic of encryption, decryption, and computer forensics, Eric has presented research on cryptography and code breaking to Congress and other groups in Washington, D.C. He has also worked with the U.S. Department of Defense where he was recognized for his code breaking expertise that lead to the largest drug arrest in Bolivian history. He is a frequent guest instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) and at High Tech Criminal Investigation Association (HTCIA) events. Eric is an honorary lifetime member of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS).

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