For months, the e-mail system containing confidential financial data, passwords and employees’ personal information at Wilshire Associates Inc. was open to public perusal due to the technical oversight of company officials. Security experts commenting on the breach point out the challenges businesses face in providing convenience and access to networks and databases without sacrificing company security. The breach comes in the wake of several hacker instances including the downloading of personal medical files from a university hospital computer and the vandalizing of government Web sites.
See "An Open Door to the E-Mailroom", Robert O’Harrow Jr., The Washington Post, June 21, 2001