[pchelpers] News:Hacker break-ins reach record levels

December 31, 2007 - 11:35AM

The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social
Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend
isn't expected to turn around anytime soon as hackers stay a step ahead
of security and laptops disappear with sensitive information.

And while companies, government agencies, schools and other institutions
are spending more to protect ever-increasing volumes of data with more
sophisticated firewalls and encryption, the investment often is too
little too late.

"More of them are experiencing data breaches, and they're responding to
them in a reactive way, rather than proactively looking at the company's
security and seeing where the holes might be," said Linda Foley, who
founded the San Diego-based Identity Theft Resource Center after
becoming an identity theft victim herself.

More here:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/hacker-breakins-at-record-level/2007/12/31/1198949717143.html
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