"It used to be enough just to patch security problems, apologize and get on with business. But this case shows that (regulators) are now watching, and if you get burned, you may have a lawsuit on your hands," said Greg Shipley, chief technology officer of Neohapsis, a Chicago-based information security company that assisted the New York authorities on the case.. . .
"It used to be enough just to patch security problems, apologize and get on with business. But this case shows that (regulators) are now watching, and if you get burned, you may have a lawsuit on your hands," said Greg Shipley, chief technology officer of Neohapsis, a Chicago-based information security company that assisted the New York authorities on the case.

The agreement between Ziff Davis -- publisher of PC Magazine and other tech titles, including a slew of gaming magazines -- and attorneys general from New York, Vermont and California came after Web surfers discovered an unprotected data file on Ziff Davis' site in November. The file contained names, addresses, e-mail addresses -- and, in some instances, credit card numbers -- of 12,000 people who signed up for a special promotion to receive Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine.

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