06-27-2005, 03:47 AM
<b>US meet to focus on checking BPO frauds</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Information security has been a sensitive issue in the US, flogged repeatedly by opponents of outsourcing. But the United Statesâ own record on this has come into question lately. Earlier this month, Citigroup lost computer tapes containing data, including social security numbers, on 3.9 million customers.
This has been followed by the revelation of a far more serious negligence, which has compromised the security of data of some 40 million holders of Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards.
The San Francisco conference, the third of its kind, has been sponsored by Goodsoft Inc. Its co-sponsors include the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Bay Area World Trade Center, Bay Area Economic Forum, TiE Sillicon Valley and Madaan.com.
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This has been followed by the revelation of a far more serious negligence, which has compromised the security of data of some 40 million holders of Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards.
The San Francisco conference, the third of its kind, has been sponsored by Goodsoft Inc. Its co-sponsors include the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Bay Area World Trade Center, Bay Area Economic Forum, TiE Sillicon Valley and Madaan.com.
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