FCC jumps into data security enforcement.

• Position: INFO SECURITY - Federal Communications Commission - Brief article

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently assumed the role of data security enforcer when it fined two telecom companies for allegedly storing personally identifiable customer data online without appropriate protection measures. According to the FCC, the companies YourTel and TerraCom gathered sensitive information (including Social Security numbers) to determine eligibility but then failed to securely store or destroy the data once it was no longer needed. Instead, the information was stored on publicly accessible Internet servers until reporters for Scripps Howard News...