- 阅读理解A
题干：Itneverrainsbutitpours.Justasbossesandboardshavefinallysortedouttheirworstaccountingandcompliancetroubles,andimprovedtheirfeeblecorporationgovernance,anewproblemthreatenstoearnthem-especiallyinAmerica-thesortofnastyheadlinesthatinevitablyleadtoheadsrollingintheexecutivesuite：datainsecurity.Left,untilnow,toodd,low-levelITstafftoputright,andseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustriessuchasbanking,telecomsandairtravel,informationprotectionisnowhighontheboss'sagendainbusinessesofeveryvariety.Severalmassiveleakagesofcustomerandemployeedatathisyear-fromorganizationsasdiverseasTimeWarner,theAmericandefensecontractorScienceApplicationsInternationalCorpandeventheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley-haveleftmanagershurriedlypeeringintotheirintricateITsystemsandbusinessprocessesinsearchofpotentialvulnerabilities.“Dataisbecominganassetwhichneedstobeguardedasmuchasanyotherasset.”saysHaimMendelsonofStanfordUniversity'sbusinessschool,“Theabilitytoguardcustomerdataisthekeytomarketvalue,whichtheboardisresponsibleforonbehalfofshareholders".Indeed,justasthereistheconceptofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPrinciples(GAAP)，perhapsitistimeforGASP，GenerallyAcceptedSecurityPractices，suggestedEliNoamofNewYork'sColumbiaBusinessSchool.“Settingtheproperinvestmentlevelforsecurity,redundancy,andrecoveryisamanagementissue,notatechnicalone，”hesays.Themysteryisthatthisshouldcomeasasurprisetoanyboss.Surelyitshouldbeobvioustothedimmestexecutivethattrust,thatmostvaluableofeconomicassets,iseasilydestroyedandhugelyexpensivetorestore-andthatfewthingsaremorelikelytodestroytrustthanacompanylettingsensitivepersonaldatagetintothewronghands.Thecurrentstateofaffairsmayhavebeenencouraged--thoughnotjustified-bythelackoflegalpenalty(inAmerica,butnotEurope)fordataleakage.UntilCaliforniarecentlypassedalaw,Americanfirmsdidnothavetotellanyone,eventhevictim,whendatawentastray.Thatmaychangefast：lotsofproposeddata-securitylegislationisnowdoingtheroundsinWashington,D.C.Meanwhile，thetheftofinformationaboutsome40millioncredit-cardaccountsinAmerica，disclosedonJune17th,overshadowedahugelyimportantdecisionadayearlierbyAmerica'sFederalTradeCommission(FTC)thatputscorporateAmericaonnoticethatregulatorswillactiffirmsfailtoprovideadequatedatasecurity.
题目：In bringing up the concept of GASP the author is making the point that_____. - A 、shareholders' interests should be properly attended to
- B 、information protection should be given due attention
- C 、businesses should enhance their level of accounting security
- D 、the market value of customer data should be emphasized
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
细节题。第三段引用了两个人的话，这两个人都强调了保护数据的重要性。在他们看来，数 据是一种财富, 保护数据是保护市场价值的体现, 所以有必要制定公认的（数据）安全准则， 来加强数据安全的保护。由此可确定“公认安全准则”概念的提出是为了说明“保护数据安 全的重要性”。因此B选项正确。
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