CompTIA Apologises After Email Privacy Blunder

CompTIA industrial group has apologized for exposing the details of contact with at least a thousand Australian members this month.

CRN saw multiple sources of mass emails sent on the morning of April 11 in Australia CompTIA mailing list that expose email addresses of all recipients. The sender, CompTIA new representative ANZ Rhys Jones, village divided into alphabetical blocks to stand up and offer their services to anyone in need.

A few hours after the violation of privacy, Jones sent another message to all recipients - this time with hidden details - apologies for the error.

"This morning I was sent an email to reach you with more details and offer my support. Inadvertently send this email using the wrong protocol. This [is] an unforgivable mistake on my part," he wrote to the members of CompTIA.

"Mistakes are made -. I received comments both publicly and privately that was not my intention to cause a problem such mistakes are made - .. I take full personal responsibility for my mistake sorry to cause any problems my actions have caused ".

vice president of worldwide members Jim Hamilton CompTIA communities mea culpa followed two days later, with other members apologized.

"The mail content and delivery method has not been authorized by CompTIA and are taking steps to ensure this does not happen again. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause" Hamilton said.

CRN includes Jones CompTIA represents over.

Jones declined to comment when contacted by CRN, and asked not be contacted at the telephone number listed on the original email to members. CRN has also been approached Hamilton, but has not received a response at time of writing.

CompTIA not only did advocacy work for the IT industry, but is one of the largest providers of training and certification in the world with 3000 training partners and two million IT certifications issued.

The American Association of origin has more than 2,000 member companies and 75,000 users, with the Australian arm created in 2014. Last year, the director Nick Beaugeard HubOne Local elected as president and former head of Kaseya Asia-Pacific vice president Kellie as Hackney executive board of the party.