U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) probes into e-business security
An article at securityfocus.com covers recent US FTC probes into the security of US e-businesses, e.g. how secure customer data is kept. Several large companies are mentioned. The FTC uses its "anti-consumer fraud mandate" in these cases. Special focus seems to be on SQL injection attacks. This is interesting as it should make US companies take a more active stance towards periodic vulnerability scans of internet-facing systems. (Good security management argument).
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