Yes, this _is_ much worse. :-/
Thinking out loud here, but one's imagination runs
wild at the prospect of how much it will take before
more credence is given to a serious top-to-bottom security
infrastructure revamp.
And holding these firms $responsible_ ...
$.02,
- ferg
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Fergie (Paul Ferguson) wrote:
Yes, this _is_ much worse. :-/
Thinking out loud here, but one's imagination runs
wild at the prospect of how much it will take before
more credence is given to a serious top-to-bottom security
infrastructure revamp.And holding these firms $responsible_ ...
Not likely.
This is totally off-the-cuff noise,
but I find it much more credible that there
was no "criminal" break in at Choicepoint.
This is Choicepoint pre-explaining how certain
records got into "unauthorsied" hands.
Choicepoint/Seisint is a pretty controversial
outfit, and pretty much always has been.
Just google for big-boss Hank Asher
This whole outfit smells to high heaven.
How this is germane to nanog, I'm not too sure.
my .01
Update:
ChoicePoint's problem could affect up to 400,000 now.
Identity Theft Bigger Than First Thought:
http://www.wgst.com/cc-common/local_news_common.html?
ID=20050217034315&feed=local
-Jim P.