We've been covering identity / data theft stories pretty heavily here at The Daily Caveat, primarily because several of the more notorious recent incidents have involved prime vendors in the corporate investigative arena. A secondary issue is the increasing probability that lack of proper data security could become a significant liability issue for companies across the business spectrum.

It is to that point that a recent article in Computer World (written by two Kroll Ontrack execs) speaks directly. The authors, Alan Brill (senior managing director) and Jason Paroff (director, computer forensic operations) discus guidelines that they believe will help companies reduce potential data theft exposure (and the attendant liability) by, among other things: reducing the data companies store, promptly disposing of data that is no longer necessary and encrypting essential information to protect it from outside access.

Many thanks to Mary Mack's new Sound Evidence blog (please check it out) for the link.

-- MDT

Labels: identity theft