Security: Search a Factor
May 10, 2009
Security of online information is critical to any company who operates on the Internet, from large corporations to medical institutions to the federal government. Remember the stolen laptop? Security online, especially when setting up a database of searchable, confidential material, is a herculean task, because if it’s online–someone can search and find it. Case in point, a headline from May 7: US Med Data Held Hostage by Hackers; Ransom: $10M. See the article at http://bit.ly/16IoZi. Hackers stole over eight million cases of drug prescription records, social security numbers, and driver’s license details from Virginia on April 30. It was reported that several layers of protection failed and allowed the hackers access. It’s not the first time something like this has happened. Data security online must be improved, or we’re all going to be facing a lot more fraud in the future.
Jessica Bratcher, May 10, 2009
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