RE: [Full-disclosure] Need some advice for a new customer

["Handy, Mark \(IT\)" <Mark.Handy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Agree completely. 


Mark Handy
STAR (Security Threat Assessment and Response)


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Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Need some advice for a new customer

> Here's the question:
> 
> Should the company notify their customers of a POSSIBLE compromise of 
> their data? I have been trying to convince them that they should 
> operate as though the data is compromised. Is that the right position 
> to take as a security consultant?

What would be the consequence to their business be if the news of
compromise came from a third party, and not the business itself? They
need to get out front on this.
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