P2P networks a treasure trove of leaked health care data, study finds

Computerworld ^ | 5/17/10 | Jaikumar Vijayan

[Samizdat]

Such lapses have led to major data leaks on P2P networks over the past few years. Some of the more high-profile examples include the leaking of sensitive details on the President Obama's Marine One helicopter last year and another incident where documents detailing Secret Service safe houses for the first family were found on a P2P network.

[Samizdat]

Hmmmm. Wonder why lamestream didn't pick this up.

[WayneS]

I thought a P2P was one of those hand-held video game things my son likes to play.

[Samizdat]

In this case it means peer-to-peer.

[dangerdoc]

I thought P2P went the way of the dinosaur.

[LonePalm]

I hear Barney Frank wants to upgrade it to a Q2Q network.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[JoeProBono]

[IamConservative]

I suspect a lot of this happens when people have wireless laptops with the wireless turned on and a P2P network enabled.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Yes, we had idiots working for defense contractors who had classified documents in their laptops, along with file sharing programs to pirate music.

[gibsosa]

bump

[battousai]

All those gubernment workers (surfing for porn???) install P2P apps then leave them with default settings, many of which share personal folders on their PCs and viola data security breach...