PM Gordon Brown’s Make Up Secrets Revealed

According to reports from The Sun, “Slap on the face for PM”, GORDON Brown was red-faced again last night after his MAKE-UP tips were left in a taxi by a bungling aide. The make up tips came in among a pile of sensitive documents (which would be disastrous in the hands of terrorists).

A white A4 sheet listed Mr Brown’s make-up routine if he has to do it himself. It read:

1. Transparent Brush. Foam all over. This is believed to be an illuminating foam to give the PM’s face that certain glow.

2. Small pot under eyes, dimple, creases, blend in. This refers to the use of concealer to smooth out facial bumps and blemishes.

3. Clinique. Super balanced make-up. All over again, like painting a wall, and ears. Shut eyes over lids then with make-up pad smooth over liquid. This tells the PM to trowel foundation over his whole face.

4. Powder (dark brush) terracotta Guerlain, all over. Slap on fake tan bronzer.

Seems like information leakage is not restricted only to the cyber realm.

Having said that, according to a Swedish mobile device security firm, they have recently acquired 100 used corporate laptops from an online action site, out of which 70 of them contained confidential information which was easily retrievable. This came as a shock to the firm, that corporate laptop are as poorly protected as those owned by home users. Hence, before you decide to auction off your old computer the next time, do not get overjoyed by the profit you are going to make from the sale. Think twice about any vital information in the hard drive which you thought you have already cleaned up.

In the above 100 laptops, information retrieved included detailed clients’ information from an established insurance company, company network and security passwords, product reviews of a food producer etc. If you misplaced your laptop, handphone, or other mobile devices at places such as train stations, airport or in taxis, chances are they will end up being auctioned off if unclaimed. It would be disastrous if such equipments are ended up in the wrong hands.

With the increasing practice of working from home, the distinction between home and office gets eroded. As such, there is a greater risk of corporate data leakage more than ever.

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