Schneier on Security: ChoicePoint

Bruce Scheier has a good comment on the ChoicePoint fiasco and the lessons to be learned about incident response:

Schneier on Security: ChoicePoint:

"...This story would have never been made public if it were not for SB 1386, a California law requiring companies to notify California residents if any of a specific set of personal information is leaked.

ChoicePoint's behavior is a textbook example of how to be a bad corporate citizen. The information leakage occurred in October, and it didn't tell any victims until February. First, ChoicePoint notified 30,000 Californians and said that it would not notify anyone who lived outside California (since the law didn't require it). Finally, after public outcry, it announced that it would notify everyone affected...."