MIAMI BEACH, FL — Al Decker has a confession to make. “I’m a paid, professional paranoid,” he says. Decker, the ceo of Fiderus Strategic Security & Privacy Systems, told Frost & Sullivan seminar attendees that he is constantly asked to evaluate website security and privacy measures taken by businesses.
And it’s no wonder — security is a big issue. Decker cited a 1999 Wall Street Journal poll that asked readers what their top 10 concerns were for the new century to come. The number-one concern? Loss of personal privacy. Respond-ents reported it as their foremost concern, with 29% listing it ahead of economic disasters and war.