KwaZulu-Natal DA MPL Francois Rodgers and another staff member lost their laptops and other equipment in separate theft incidents in Kokstad within a month.
Rodgers said the home of a party staff member was broken into on Saturday, and a laptop, a hard drive and a diary from the staff member’s briefcase were stolen.“What makes this even more sinister is the fact that in the very same room was another briefcase containing a laptop and tablet, yet nothing else was removed from the home,” he said.
Rodgers said the thieves had gained entry to the house through the back door, while the member and his family were asleep.
He said the Saturday break-in followed a theft out of his own vehicle a month ago.
“The first occurrence was coincidentally on the very same day that three DA councillors resigned and defected to the ANC." more
This is a cautionary tale.
It details some pretty brazen acts of espionage; bush league acts, due to their obviousness. Pros get what they want by entering business locations, after hours, to duplicate drives and scavenge other information. You'll never know they were there, or that you lost anything.
Recommendations:
• Conduct an after-hours information security survey to see what information is left out, unsecured and un-encrypted.
• Check your perimeter security hardware and access procedures. Make sure they haven't decayed over time.
These two items are the most common vulnerabilities we discover during our clients' surveys. ~Kevin
