Friday, August 25, 2006

IT Execs Feeling the Heat as Security Woes Multiply

Ann Bednarz and Denise Dubie write on NetworkWorld:

With security threats increasing and regulation tightening, companies are demanding greater IT accountability - and that can mean being forced to walk the plank after a breach.

AOL fired a researcher and a manager last week, and CTO Maureen Govern resigned after the Dulles, Va., company posted data on search queries made by 650,000 AOL subscribers. Ohio University dismissed two senior IT people this month following news of five security vulnerabilities that exposed the sensitive records of 137,000 alumni.

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