Google Employees Warned Of Data Breach At Benefits Company -- Privacy -- InformationWeek

Another potential privacy breach related to outsourced data has reared its head. Google has reported that computers were stolen from its benefits administrator, along with sensitive data pertaining to its employees prior to 2005. The nature and amount of data is sufficient to make identity theft a real threat. This and other cases of the loss of outsourced data means tha IS Auditors must focus on large outsourcing contracts and identify the risks and analyze the safeguards in place to mitigate those risks. Google Employees Warned Of Data Breach At Benefits Company -- Privacy -- InformationWeek