"If you're with a financial institution, specific federal laws apply, and the Federal Trade Commission has its own "

"Obviously, the situation is complex and fraught with legal hazards -- and the experts agree that your only hope of navigating them successfully is to have a contingency plan written in advance."

""You need practical things like a plan and committee, and a decision about who is going to be on that committee," says David Taylor, vice president at Protegrity Corp., a data security management firm in Stamford, Conn. Taylor, who writes data breach contingency plans, suggested that the committee include representatives from the organization's business units, plus the corporate attorney, the corporate compliance officer or equivalent, someone (such as a public relations officer) who can address the issue of reputation damage and someone who reports to the chief financial officer."

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"The key is to prepare ahead of time with a contingency plan that details roles, actions and timelines"

" " Cave bucellarii, carpe Thursday's IT Blogwatch: in which Research In Motion's BlackBerry network goes down -- hard...." "

" " The story about a wireless hijacking, and this related piece about Two cautioned over wi-fi 'theft'..." "

" These plug-ins give you souped-up functionality, better look and feel, and streamlined development tasks. And some are just plain cool. "

" Which Apple machines are appropriate for corporate use? Not everyone needs a Mac Pro; sometimes a mini might do. "

" Everyone is trying to crack Google's search code, and some people might pay $10 million or more to anyone who does. "

" Four years from now, the IT field will be a vastly different place. Will you be ready? "

" This new Computerworld produced report will explain best practices for extracting value
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