Why Should a Road Race Keep Entrant Data Secure?
Dennis Steinauer, a computer security expert who is also the President of Washington, D.C.’s Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile road race, feels that race organizations need to take data security very seriously. “It needs to be done out of respect for runners, and to ensure that they will trust the race and be happy with its attitude toward privacy,” says Steinauer who has spent 30 years as a computer security researcher, policymaker, and administrator for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and General Electric Information Systems. In addition to being mindful of race participant concerns over security of personal data, race directors must also carefully consider the legal and financial ramifications of negligent data security. California laws already require an agency, person, or business that conducts business in California and owns or licenses computerized personal information to encrypt (electronically scramble) it, implement specific handling procedures, and discl
