Greetings. Since the topic of outsourcing is of great concern currently, I have made available a preview copy of my "Inside Risks" column that will appear in the upcoming February 2004 edition of Communications of the ACM (CACM).

It is titled "Outsourced and Out of Control" and is located at:

http://www.pfir.org/outsourced-cacm

As the column discusses, while the issue of job losses is serious enough, other factors, such as privacy and security risks, also need to be considered.

--Lauren--