[Dataloss] GE security exec shares tips for reducing security risks

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Courtesy InfoSec News and WK:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/051506-ge-security.html

By Bob Brown
NetworkWorld.com
05/15/06

When it comes to putting data and identity thieves in their place,
Peter Costa says there's no room for being Mr. Nice Guy.

"Have a public hanging - they have to know you'll go after them," says
Costa, who heads up enterprise security at GE Consumer Finance -
Americas. Companies need to be "fanatical about prosecution," he says.

Costa outlined his views (which he stressed are not all necessarily
those of GE as well) for dealing with data and identity theft during a
presentation at last week's CIO Forum (more from the conference [1]).
The unique annual conference brings together IT suppliers and
potential buyers on a cruise ship sailing out of New York City.

GE will actually call the parole board when a thief's hearing is
coming up to discourage the person's release, Costa says. Before
prosecution, GE will wrap up a case as tightly as it can to ensure
that law enforcement takes identity and data theft seriously. "You've

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