Security Breaches Large and Small
Thus far, this has been the year of massive security breaches, including those at ChoicePoint and CardSystems. As a result, 2005 appears to be shaping up as a national rude awakening to the reality of identity theft, something security experts have been expecting for some time. Some of these breaches have been surprisingly low-tech, such as the physical theft of data storage devices.
A recent article in the Washington Post about the loss of mobile electronic devices reminds us that businesses must literally examine every potential chink in their security armor to assess the risk of data theft.
Posted by Lance Koonce
