Does anyone know how to hold onto private info anymore?

Last week, I was informed that I was one of 98,000 UC Berkeley graduates whose IDs were contained on a stolen notebook computer. I had to take action, which annoyed me to no end. What the hell was the University doing by stashing so many names and relevant personal information on a single computer without encrytion and appropriate security is beyond me. This morning, I woke up to find out that some stupid vendor (Ralph Lauren) 'misappropriated' credit card numbers and info. Thankfully, I'm not vain enough to shop at any of their stores, so I was spared having to pull another credit report. Coupled with the news that some idiot lab in Cincy sent out copies of some nasty flu virus that killed millions 4+ decades ago, and you have to wonder if anyone is awake on the job anymore.