Yogi Berra's epigrams are all over the news today as
Americans reflect on his amazing baseball career and his
unforgettable imprint on our language. The Yogi-ism in our title
came straight to mind after reading an announcement from the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission, issued on the same day
the great catcher passed away.
That's because once again we're seeing an American
business breached by hackers, then besieged by federal regulators critical of its
data privacy protection and breach response plans.
We
discussed this a few weeks ago after a federal appeals court in
Philadelphia upheld the Federal Trade Commission's
authority to pursue regulatory enforcement actions
against the victim of a major cyber-attack. A few days
later we
wrote about the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
pursuing an Indiana medical practice over a breach of protected
health information.
