[privacy] Guidance Software Makes Deal with Feds Over Data Leak

[Dude VanWinkle]

Kinda funny hey called someone else in to do the forensics for this break in

make you wonder...

On 11/16/06, Fergie <fergdawg at netzero.net> wrote:
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> This is completely bogus. The FTC should've hit 'em where it
> hurts -- in the pocketbook.
>
> Via C|Net News.
>
> [snip]
>
> A leading seller of software for investigating computer crimes has reached
> a settlement with federal regulators, after a hacking incident exposed data
> on thousands of its customers.
>
> Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday,
> Pasadena, Calif.-headquartered Guidance Software must put into place a
> "comprehensive information-security program" and undergo audits by
> independent, third-party security professionals once every two years for
> the next decade.
>
> The intrusion into Guidance's servers, discovered last December, unmasked
> the names, addresses and credit card details of about 3,800 customers, the
> company said at the time. Guidance executives said they had notified all of
> its approximately 9,500 customers about the attack and called on the U.S.
> Secret Service to conduct an investigation. The company, one of the world's
> top providers of forensic software, counts government and law enforcement
> personnel and security researchers among its clientele. A handful of these
> reported suspicious credit card charges after the breach.
>
> [snip]
>
> More:
> http://news.com.com/2100-7350_3-6136165.html
>
> FTC link:
> http://ftc.gov/opa/2006/11/guidance.htm
>
> - - ferg
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