Nickname: bloopers

Review: Choice Point prides itself on being able to help "small businesses detect fraud and offer better prices to consumers." Where was all of this technology when the "fake businesses" applied for accounts at Choice Point? It makes one wonder how good a service or product they are providing when they cannot detect fraudulent applications.

Date reviewed: Jun 11, 2006 8:42 PM

Nickname: KK

Review: "Girl in the Know" completely misses the point. Any inappropriate use/disclosure of personal information can be prevented through the use of proper encryption techniques.

Date reviewed: Jun 9, 2006 5:35 PM

Nickname: Tim

Review: Companies should be wary of hackers and thieves, but more than likely their biggest security problem aren't malicious. Most developers point to social engineering as the biggest barrier to maintaining security. Check out the latest blog at Evans Data Corp. for more info. They devote much of their research to issues like these. http://evansdata.net/blog/

Date reviewed: Jun 8, 2006 7:58 PM

Nickname: Bob

Review: This is labeled "Viewpoint" when it should be labeled "commercial message."

Date reviewed: Jun 8, 2006 3:33 PM

Nickname: Girl in the Know

Review: Dan is a CEO who appears to enjoy reading tabloids instead of doing his homework. If he did his homework he would know the facts -- one fact in particular is that ChoicePoint was not hacked into and did not have their data stolen in such a fashion as he implies! His column does make for good beach reading, though, and if that is what Dan is going for, then perhaps he should give Danielle Steele a call and see if they can collaborate on his next piece. ChoicePoint is well protected against hackers and those in the know are aware of that fact. The data incident he attempts to write about was in fact fraudulent companies. That's right. They had it all -- fake licenses, the works! They knew just what to do and where to do it. They set up in a county where not too much was asked of business credentials and set forth to commit fraud! Those are the facts that he did not focus on. "Hacking" just sounds so much more juicy, doesn't it?

Date reviewed: Jun 8, 2006 3:07 PM

Nickname: Tom

Review: Banks today are Alamos with many doors based upon Internet applications and Max and his boys trying to get in.

Date reviewed: Jun 8, 2006 2:46 PM