From: Henry Brown (hbrownknology.net)
Date: Sun Jan 11 2009 - 07:36:26 CST

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A news story with a "government" slant

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090107_5089.php

Governments accounted for 1 out of 5 breaches that exposed private data

The number of security breaches that exposed personal identifiable
information in government systems in 2008 was far below what the private
sector reported, according to a series of reports released by a consumer
protection organization on Tuesday.

Of the 656 security breaches reported last year, 16.8 percent occurred
in systems operated by state, local and federal governments, including
military networks, according to a compilation of reports released by the
Identity Theft Resource Center.
http://www.idtheftcenter.org/BreachPDF/ITRC_Breach_Stats_Report_2008_final.pdf

The number of breaches reported in 2008 increased 47 percent compared
with 2007. But the percentage of incidents the government reported
decreased in 2008, dropping from 24.5 percent of the total breaches
reported.

Companies in the financial and credit market accounted for 11.9 percent
of the breaches while organizations in the health care sector were
responsible for 14.8 percent. Businesses in general accounted for 36.6
percent of infiltrations, or 240 incidents, and educational institutions
accounted for 20 percent.

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