
CHAPTER
8
Data Security Risks
and Rules
The accidental loss or intentional theft of personal and financial informa-
tion, including credit card data and Social Security numbers, reached
unprecedented levels in 2007, with financial fraud surpassing virus at-
tacks as the greatest source of financial loss for business, according to
the annual CSI Computer Crime and Security Survey.
1
Forty-six percent of organizations surveyed by the Computer Se-
curity Institute (CSI) experienced a security incident in 2007.
2
In the
United States alone, some 79 million records were reported compro-
mised, a fourfold increase over the previous year, according to the Iden-
tity ...