NU's 'Shields' Failed

To The Editor:

I agree 100 percent with Ara Trembly's “Technology Enabled”column in your April 15 edition (“In The High-Tech Battle ToProtect IT Systems, Our Shields Are Failing,” page 49). However,the problem I have is with the “Star Trek” photo accompanying thecolumn. It is incorrect given the scenario and caption used.

The picture shows the “Enterprise D,” which Capt. Kirk nevercommanded. In addition, during that timeline with the “EnterpriseD,” the Federation and the Klingons [which Mr. Trembly had facingoff in battle] were allies. His column's point [that firms arefailing to adequately upgrade their data security systems to fendoff hacker attacks] is well-taken, but the photo illustrating hisStar Trek analogy shows the wrong Enterprise.

I hate to be a stickler for facts, but whether in writtenform–or, in this case, photo form–accuracy counts.

Roger Leonard, Jr.
VicePresident
Leonard-O'Neill Insurance Group
Gibbsboro, N.J.

Editor's Note: The photo that accompanied Mr.Trembly's column was as much a surprise to him as it was to you–hedid not see it before his editors put the column on the presses. Asa “Treker” myself, I should have paid more attention to thismatter. When we realized the mistake we'd made, we expected somesharp-eyed reader to call us out on this one, and you havecertainly done so with Spock-like precision. Live long andprosper!

Reproduced from National Underwriter Property &Casualty/Risk & Benefits Management Edition, April 29, 2002.Copyright 2002 by The National Underwriter Company in the serialpublication. All rights reserved.Copyright in this article as anindependent work may be held by the author.