Equifax officially revealed the extent of its data breach — and it’s not pretty
Even the earliest stories about this breach, as they broke, were clear that the scope of the incident was vast.

Even the earliest stories about this breach, as they broke, were clear that the scope of the incident was vast.
It’s sort of mind-boggling to think an institution that large and with so much power over your credit scores could be so irresponsible.
Equifax’s security measures are most certainly in need of some serious scrutiny.
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So why is threat intelligence so important for your business in 2020? Let’s try and break it down for you as simply as possible.
According to the FTC, the fine is the “largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers’ privacy.”
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These are just a few of the privacy and data leak stories we covered in 2018.
Having a weak passcode is risky enough, but brazenly flaunting poor password practices in a room full of TV cameras is as bad as it gets.
The Equifax case should serve as a reminder that the systems in place are still often vulnerable to cyber attack, failure, and compromise.
The National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange is operated by Equifax.
With no industry safe, it’s more important than ever to have a comprehensive prevention plan in place.
145.5 million Americans were put at risk in the most recent Equifax in breach of 2017. The same hack touched over 700,000 British consumers and 8,000 Canadians.
While the public tends to trust that this data is safe, the number of hacks orchestrated to access personal data has been on the rise.
With 2018 coming, the landscape for information security is wide open.
Keeping network components patched is vital. However, it is far tougher than you may think.
Unfortunately, the companies that are holding our personal data have to be on thier toes 24/7 in order to protect that data.