Cnet- Customer Records Compromised

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          Description: “This is the largest security breach we’ve ever had worldwide,” said Avivah Litan, an analyst with research firm Gartner. “There was a case at CardSystems where 40 million records were exposed, but this one looks like it was a case where the information was stolen.” Source: Dawn Kawamoto, Cnet Date:… Read more »

Cnet News – Perspective: The Hidden Risk in Outsourcing Overseas

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                  Description: Cnet News article related to the hidden risks of outsourcing & especially to overseas locations.  The article focuses thought around the potential loss of intellectual property in outsource arrangements.  Students should be guided to think critically about this risk & ways to minimize it, if that… Read more »