Breach Patrol

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

http://www.insidecounsel.com/Issues/2009/May%202009/Pages/Breach-Patrol.aspx

Breach Patrol
In today's digital world, most Americans leave long electronic trails of 
private information wherever they go. But too often, that data is 
compromised.

* By Christopher Danzig, Mary Swanton and Lauren Williamson
Published in the 5/1/2009  Issue of Inside Counsel.

In today's digital world, most Americans leave long electronic trails of 
private information wherever they go. But too often, that data is 
compromised. When they shopwhether online or at brick and mortar 
storesretailers gain access to their credit card numbers. Medical 
institutions maintain patient records, which are increasingly electronic. 
Corporations store copious customer lists and employee Social Security 
numbers.

These types of data frequently get loose. Hackers gain entry to improperly 
protected networks, thieves steal employee laptops or disgruntled workers 
pilfer company information.

"More and more people are putting their data in electronic form," says 
Deirdre Mulligan, the faculty director at the Berkeley Center for Law and 
Technology. "[This] means the number of instances where we might have a 
breach is going up."

On the following pages, InsideCounsel takes a look at fallout from some 
major data breaches, recent legislative and regulatory developments in 
data privacy law and ways to prevent a data breach before its too late.

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