The Navy received a report earlier this year of what appeared to be a serious cyber attack which brings us to IT Support need. The breach turned out to be less damaging than feared, but the incident served as a reminder that external storage drives shouldn't be overlooked as an IT security risk. Upon investigation, the Navy found that the laptops contained "high risk" personally identifiable data on only eight people. And the external hard drives were either still in their boxes or encrypted when taken. Nevertheless, the incident emphasizes the importance of security policies and continued vigilance over insider threats, according to Navy department of the CIO privacy team lead Steve Muck, who disclosed the breach in a blog post on the Navy CIO's internet site.
