AT&T sues over unauthorized access to customer data

Cost should not be an issue...: Not just for AT&T, but for any organization, data security as well as security "best practices" can be extremely costly to implement.

BUT... AT&T and other monoliths are more than able to afford to properly put these security measures into place without adding any extra costs to the end customer.

Although it shouldn't... it shocks the hell out of me how a company such as AT&T hasn't had these security measures in place for years.

I run a comparatively smaller company/website (under $1 Million / year in revenue so far) that holds and manages large amounts of customer data. Systems and data security is "always" on top of our list. Twice a month we review our current security, possible breaches, etc. because we measure ourselves based on our customer's trust. Even if one (1) single customer has a complaint or concern regarding "any" security issue regarding their data, we make sure we are on top of it, and we keep the customer involved in the process until the (possible) issue is resolved.

With all the money AT&T and other huge corps have, how can they be so lazy?

Brad; Posted by: Disrupted_z Posted on: 08/23/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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