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What's the security problem you fear most? Is it viruses, trojans or computer
crackers? How about lawyers?
Recently, I've touched base with a number of folks in the computer security
business, and when discussing potential security threats for the coming year, I
got an answer I wasn't expecting -- but probably should have been. A number of
security experts seem to believe that lawsuits resulting from lax, or simply
ineffective, computer security are on the horizon.
It certainly makes sense. We live in a highly litigious society. Given the
completely frivolous nature of some lawsuits that make it to court, I don't find
it at all unlikely that someone could make a case against a company for failure
to protect their personal data . It's not hard to picture. John Doe buys US$300 worth of
stereo equipment online using a credit card; two days later, someone manages to
crack the server holding the
customer information database, and John Doe becomes a victim of identity theft.
After establishing which company is responsible for leaking his information,
John Doe gets a lawyer and sues the company. Within a couple of months, it
snowballs into a class-action suit after hundreds of other customers realize
that their information was pilfered as well.
How about a scenario in which a company is struck by another Outlook virus
that e-mails random files from a user's hard drive? All it takes is one
confidential document landing in the wrong hands, and your company or
organization could be facing a lawsuit from one of your partners or
customers.
Full article and further details:  OsOpinion
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