[Dataloss] CTS: Thief Steals Tax Records

[James Childers]

But let me guess what the response was to your ad ... They didn't care
because it hasn't happened to them yet.  

Apathy coupled with stupidity is a dangerous marriage.

Do small firms have to comply with GLBA or are they exempt?  If so, how
can they justify non-compliance?

Jim Childers
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[mailto:dataloss-bounces at attrition.org] On Behalf Of George Toft
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:38 AM
To: blitz
Cc: dataloss at attrition.org
Subject: Re: [Dataloss] CTS: Thief Steals Tax Records

We tried to alert them all.  We published articles and ads in the 
Arizona Society of CPA magazine.

George Toft, CISSP, MSIS
My IT Department
www.myITaz.com
623-203-1760

Confidential data protection experts for the financial industry.


blitz wrote:
> So one would/might postulate at this point the thieves are selecting 
> smaller targets, with less names and info. Especially ones with less 
> security, and obviously more to loose should they be compromised.
> 
> */There should be an alert to them all.
> 
> 
> /*At 23:39 2/3/2007, you wrote:
> 
>> I would expect to see more of these.  I met an accountant in Phoenix
>> that had just her hard drives stolen - guess what the thief was
after?
>>
>> This is a sore point for me - we hired a telemarketer to call every
CPA
>> in Phoenix.  There was virtually no interest on the part of the CPA's
to
>> protect their customer's information from this type of event.
>>
>> BTW - 800 people for one firm means it's a small firm.
>>
>> George Toft, CISSP, MSIS
>> My IT Department
>> www.myITaz.com <http://www.myitaz.com/>
>> 623-203-1760
>>
>> Confidential data protection experts for the financial industry.
>>
>>
>> Dissent wrote:
>> > http://www.wndu.com/news/headlines/5530966.html
>> >
>> > Eight hundred people are in jeopardy of having their credit ruined,
>> > because thieves in the night stole their personal information from
a
>> > Cassopolis tax preparer.
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