They’re expensive, small and easy to steal. Media devices such as iPods, PSP, USB flash drives, digital cameras and others are hot items for thieves. Once stolen chances are very slim that they will be recovered

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On Tuesday, Bill Gates reiterated Microsoft’s claim that Windows Vista, which launched last month, was the most secure operating system in the company’s history. But he acknowledged that all software has “weak links” — particularly when thieves steal servers with confidential information, or when employees use simple, obvious passwords on multiple accounts.

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