Federal Legislation requires businesses to protect customer information that is transmitted, stored on wireless devices and on systems connected to the Internet. Failure to do this could leave a business open to fines and legal liability.

Federal Trade Commission – Estimates that more than 500,000 consumers will be victims of identity theft this year.

Computer World – The courts have ruled that organizations are liable for not attempting to keep offensive material out of the office environment. Organizations are finding out the hard way that the blind eye can have serious repercussions on both their reputations and the bottom line.

International Chamber of Commerce – Concluded that more than 60% of the world’s cyber crime originate in the United States.

The Register (KPMG Survey) – Small companies hire general IT staff, not security specialists. The survey indicated that 87% of the firms surveyed had suffered a security breach.

CERT Coordination Center – Home computers are popular targets because of the information they contain and the computer itself. Many homeowners don’t realize that they need to pay attention to computer security.

Security Focus News – A man placed keystroke logging software on public Internet computers to steal IDs and passwords.