Re: Quote of the Day [2]: Larry Greenemeier

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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- -- security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org> wrote:

> : "A recent Government Accountability Office report noted the difficulty 
> : of linking data theft to identity theft, but the U.S. Secret Service is 
> : having no such problems."
> : 
> : Nice one, too. :-)
> : 
> :
> http://www.informationweek.com/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201001
> 100  
>
> Citing one instance out of 500+ data breaches doesn't invalidate the GAO 
report. No doubt there will be other cases, but I think the gist of the 
report was that despite the large number of breaches, only a small 
percentage result in identity theft or fraudulent charges that anyone can 
determine.
>

True enough.

But it is still a great quote. :-)

- - ferg

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