Wednesday, April 27, 2005
How safe is your personal information in corporate hands?
Not very.
Consultant Scott Bradner reports on yet another data theft scandal. Polo Ralph Lauren had a security breach that allowed 180,000 credit card numbers to be stolen. They didn't bother notifying the victims.
That's just the latest in a long string of recent scandals.
What can you do to protect yourself?
Not very much. Keeping a close eye on your credit report and credit card statements helps a little. The big problem though is that your information is outside of your control.
We may need legislation. Governments aren't exactly famous for getting technology legislation right but we may be out of alternatives. Conference-goers at Infosec Europe agreed that security is now less a technical problem than a law enforcement problem.
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Consultant Scott Bradner reports on yet another data theft scandal. Polo Ralph Lauren had a security breach that allowed 180,000 credit card numbers to be stolen. They didn't bother notifying the victims.
That's just the latest in a long string of recent scandals.
What can you do to protect yourself?
Not very much. Keeping a close eye on your credit report and credit card statements helps a little. The big problem though is that your information is outside of your control.
We may need legislation. Governments aren't exactly famous for getting technology legislation right but we may be out of alternatives. Conference-goers at Infosec Europe agreed that security is now less a technical problem than a law enforcement problem.
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