DBWG introduction

[Jim Meck]

Greetings.
General DBWG Items of Interest/Potential Contribution:
- Customer data protection, vulnerability, privacy, competition impact
- Data security, in transmission and at rest
- GLBA, HIPAA regulatory compliance
- Security policy capture, compliance, and enforcement mechanisms

Specific Questions and Immediate concerns:
1. Is the DBWG email archive available/searchable?  I suspect the majority, if
not all, of my questions have already been raised, I simply need to know where
to search.  Is this strictly a mailing list or is there a news server as well?

2. My most pressing line of inquiry is in the area of vulnerability.  I have
grave concerns over the competitive impact relating to the unsecure submission
and posting of customer information.  For many in our DC client base, this is a
non-starter.  What solutions or waivers have been derived to address this issue?

I appreciate the assistance.