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Suggestion for changing status quo on data losses
From: Arshad Noor <arshad.noor () strongauth com>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 16:08:48 -0400 (EDT)
In light of the exemplary work the people behind this listserv do, and the educational service they provide, I would like to suggest taking this a step further so we can stem this deluge of data losses we are subjected to every day. I propose that attrition.org make up a dedicated list of every US Senator and Congressman, and email them every single data- loss announcement. It is my sincere belief that US-based politicians have their heads in the sand about the gravity of this problem, as do most people on the street. However,the media is also to blame. (I live in Silicon Valley and I do not recall seeing any news item about the 80-million birthdates exposed by Facebook or the password breaches at the iTunes web site in the newspaper here; but for this and another forum, even I would be clue-less). However, if this listserv notifies every US Senator & Congress person about every breach that we see, then they/their staffers can hardly claim they didn't realize how bad the situation is. The once a year report put out by the FTC is good for soundbites, but the daily reports of the losses ought to shake them up. If not, I suggest letting them know with your vote this November. (I intend to). Arshad Noor StrongAuth, Inc. _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tenable Network Security offers data leakage and compliance monitoring solutions for large and small networks. Scan your network and monitor your traffic to find the data needing protection before it leaks out! http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/compliance.shtml
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