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The Epsilon Hack Attack: Time For “SOX For Consumers”?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Dissent

Matt Pauker of Voltage Security discusses the Epsilon breach and where we go from here. He writes, in part:

What about requiring every third-party service provider to protect personal customer data through encryption, tokenization or another advanced security technology, through clauses written into and enforced as part of standard service level agreements? This is something that companies can initiate today, without waiting for federal, state or industry regulation.

Or, has the time come for “SOX for consumers”: a consumer-focused plan calling for new rules that force companies to certify that they have adequate data protection in place to protect data even in the event of a breach?

Read more on Forbes.


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