It seems that every time we turn around, another major security breach has occurred.
The latest was the data breach at Epsilon, which manages customer databases and provides third-party email marketing services to 2,500 corporate clients, including some of America’s biggest firms. That breach has led to the loss of client data at more than 50 major companies. It could endanger millions of consumers, who can now be targeted directly by hackers using spearphishing techniques such as the one that successfully cracked the defenses of IT security giant RSA.
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Keeping your Third-Party Service Provider in Line
Posted by: Richard Adhikari April 8, 2011 05:00 AMIt seems that every time we turn around, another major security breach has occurred.
The latest was the data breach at Epsilon, which manages customer databases and provides third-party email marketing services to 2,500 corporate clients, including some of America’s biggest firms. That breach has led to the loss of client data at more than 50 major companies. It could endanger millions of consumers, who can now be targeted directly by hackers using spearphishing techniques such as the one that successfully cracked the defenses of IT security giant RSA.