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Hannaford breach illustrates dangerous compliance mentality

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Whenever ugly incidents such as the security breach at the Hannaford Bros. grocery chain occur, the natural reaction of those in the industry is to look at them through the prism of security and accountability. That is, which part of the company's defense system failed and who is to blame? Once the "what" portion of this question is answered, we can then move on to the "who" part, assign some blame and move on to the next attack.
Behind the Firewall

But looking at the Hannaford incident from a different angle reveals that in this case it's not necessarily a technology or a person, but an industry-wide mindset that's at fault here. The decline in emphasis on security in favor of a sometimes maniacal focus on compliance with various standards and regulations has created a climate in which passing an audit or satisfying a regulator is deemed more important than actually doing what's necessary to protect critical assets. This, as we're seeing on a daily basis now, is a dangerous situation, and it's a problem that must be addressed within each individual organization if it's to be solved.

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