Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 04:21
in Mathematics & Economics
(AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the last few years, according to data sleuths at Verizon Communications Inc.