ChoicePoint's security turnaround

ChoicePoint's CIO Darryl Lemecha knows a thing or two about security problems. Three years ago, a thief fraudulently obtained access to the company's customer information and ChoicePoint has since been doing all it can to recover from the debacle, including a complete overhaul of its security program. Since the incident, the company has been slapped with a fine of $15 million by the FTC [1]--$10 million in civil penalties and $5 million for an FTC-administered fund to help consumers. As part of his security overhaul, Lemecha instituted a set of corporate governance principles others can follow: get everyone involved, continuously train, set expectations, actively audit and monitor, and be transparent in your actions.

Read about Lemecha's security turnaround in his own words:
- see this article [2] in Optimize Magazine