May 17, 2006
If You Gift Wrap It, They Will Prosecute
With statistics being bantered about upwards of 10 million identity theft victims per year, law enforcement is overwhelmed. Private industry needs to do our part, and GE sets a good example:
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 got to make it easy, you’ve got to make a point,” he says.
It’s often hard to justify the need for a world-class forensics or investigations team. This idea helps make the case. If you can make your less of a target by aggressively supporting production of offenders everybody wins, including the bottom line.
One of my key security principles is “Make it easy to do the right thing.” This rings true for law enforcement, too.
GE security exec shares tips to reduce security risks [ComputerWorld]
