var json_comments = new Array("<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-346548\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1623\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1623-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1623\">Pelagius</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2006/08/2-young-scalawags-charged-in-veteran-data-theft.html#comment-346548\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"0000-00-00T00:00:00-05:00\">December  0, 0000 12:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(346548);\">Moderate</a> |</span>	<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"http://consumerist.com/mt-static/plugins/Moderate/moderate.js\"></script>	<script type=\"text/javascript\">		successMsg = \"\";	</script><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=346548');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Oops, <a href=\"http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=191801304\" rel=\"nofollow\">they've done it again.</a><br /></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(346548, 'Pelagius')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-346734\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1673\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1673-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1673\">YourTechSupport</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2006/08/2-young-scalawags-charged-in-veteran-data-theft.html#comment-346734\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"0000-00-00T00:00:00-05:00\">December  0, 0000 12:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(346734);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=346734');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Fired? Good. <br />They have a policy on what data can leave the premises, right? </p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(346734, 'YourTechSupport')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-347064\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1559\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1559\">Ishmael</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2006/08/2-young-scalawags-charged-in-veteran-data-theft.html#comment-347064\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"0000-00-00T00:00:00-05:00\">December  0, 0000 12:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(347064);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=347064');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Companies don't give their employees laptops if they expect that employee to only be working in the office.  Desktops are much cheaper for that purpose.  However, he was a fool for not encrypting the data.  I work at home for a large health insurance company.  While my work computer contains no personal information on the hard drive, I still have to keep the thing heavily encrypted just in case someone broke into my home and lugged the heavy bastard off.  You can't even log into the member database without two different passwords.  </p><p>My opinion is that the VA is firing this guy as a PR move, and is really doing him wrong.  They should have provided him with tools to encrypt his laptop, and he should have hollered until they did.  This isn't grounds for his dismissal.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(347064, 'Ishmael')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-347614\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1503\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1503\">Morgan</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2006/08/2-young-scalawags-charged-in-veteran-data-theft.html#comment-347614\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"0000-00-00T00:00:00-05:00\">December  0, 0000 12:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(347614);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=347614');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>It was my understanding that the data was encrypted and that the thieves hadn't accessed it... or am I confusing this with one of the other lost data stories?</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(347614, 'Morgan')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level 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AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(347743);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=347743');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Morgan: The thieves hadn't accessed it but the data ended up being UNencrypted.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(347743, 'Ben Popken')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-349011\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1471\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1471-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1471\">Elvisisdead</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2006/08/2-young-scalawags-charged-in-veteran-data-theft.html#comment-349011\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"0000-00-00T00:00:00-05:00\">December  0, 0000 12:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(349011);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=349011');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Ishmael,<br />You severely overestimate the power of a user in any enterprise - especially a government one, and ESPECIALLY the VA. That man used the equpiment that was given to him. He has to know what encryption is and how to use it before he can ask for it. Even if he asks for it, someone has to be in the position to give it to him.</p><p>Two different passwords does not encrypted make. Are you running any disk encryption? How about secure deletion of files? What standards does your \"encryption\" comply with? NIST? DoD? NSA? How about two-factor authentication where one factor isn't on the computer itself? Maybe something like a SecurID? Or is it just two passwords?</p><p>The OMB circular regarding the requirements for sensitive data is here: <a href=\"http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2006/m06-16.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"><a href=\"http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2006/m06-16.pdf&lt;...\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2006/m06-16.pdf&lt;...</a></a></p><p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(349011, 'Elvisisdead')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>");