Tjx is now synonomous with breach. I would say their event has made signifigant issues to their brand, reputation, and company bottom line.
Sent from my mobile On Aug 15, 2009, at 11:57 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected] > wrote: > On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:45:43 PDT, "Ali, Saqib" said: > >> and up-to-date. It is simply about Reputational risk. Reputational >> risk (damage to an organization through loss of its reputation or >> standing), can arise as a consequence of operational failures. Every >> company understands reputational risk, particularly businesses who >> regard their brand as one of their most critical assets. Google is >> one >> of them. They have a reputation to maintain. > > On the other hand, every company understands that TJX is still in > business, > and didn't take all *that* big a hit on their stock price. > > Reputational risk for computer security will start actually > *mattering* once a > well-known company takes a big enough hit on a security issue that > they end up > bankrupt. Till then, nobody *really* gives a flying #$#*& in a > rolling donut > about it. > > <ATT00001> > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. Protected by Websense Hosted Email Security -- www.websense.com _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
