[privacy] U.S. OMB: 'People are Losing Data'

[Gadi Evron]

On Thu, 2 Nov 2006, Fergie wrote:
> And in other news, scientists say the sky is blue. :-)

I wonder what the real colour of the sky is. I am sure it is not blue!

> 
> Via FCW.com.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> Between July and Sept. 30, agencies reported 338 separate security
> incidents involving personally identifiable information to the Office
> of Management and Budget, Karen Evans, OMB’s administrator for
> e-government and information technology, said today.
> 
> Many of the incidents, however, are not attacks on government
> information from outsiders, Evans said in a speech at the IT
> Association of America’s annual Chief Information Security Officer
> Workshop in Falls Church, Va.
> 
> “Primarily, people are losing data,” she said.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> More:
> http://www.fcw.com/article96686-11-02-06-Web
> 
> - ferg
> 
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