http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20022451-245.html By Elinor Mills InSecurity Complex CNet News November 11, 2010 A new Web site could help turn security breach guesswork into science. Database breaches, social engineering attacks, and hacking incidents happen at companies every day, but very few end up being reported publicly. That's because organizations fear--and rightly so--damage to their reputation, public humiliation, and loss of customer confidence. But this silent victim syndrome means that others can't learn from the missteps of victims and that the industry as a whole doesn't have a good grasp on the scope of the problem. In a first-of-its-kind effort, Verizon Business is launching a public Web site for reporting security incidents that could crack open the self-defeating secrecy of data breaches. "This will benefit the overall community," Alexander Hutton, a principal of research and intelligence at Verizon Business, told CNET in an interview. "The valid data helps us all learn from mistakes." [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:28:06 PST
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