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Equifax is a reminder of larger cybersecurity problems
From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:02:14 -0400
It’s a bit more complicated than this but it’s good start djf Begin forwarded message:
From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org> Date: September 22, 2017 at 9:55:00 AM EDT To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () attrition org> Cc: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Equifax is a reminder of larger cybersecurity problems Equifax is a reminder of larger cybersecurity problems By Richard Forno on September 22, 2017 at 3:50 am The Equifax data breach was yet another cybersecurity incident involving the theft of significant personal data from a large company. Moreover, it is another reminder that the modern world depends on critical systems, networks and data repositories that are not as secure as they should be. And it signals that these data breaches will continue until society as a whole (industry, government and individual users) is able to objectively assess and improve cybersecurity procedures. Although this specific incident is still under investigation, the fact that breaches like this have been happening – and getting bigger – for more than a decade provides cybersecurity researchers another opportunity to examine why these events keep happening. Unfortunately, there is plenty of responsibility for everyone. Several major problems need to be addressed before people can live in a truly secure society: For example, companies must find and hire the right people to actually solve the overall problems and think innovatively rather than just fixing the day-to-day issues. Companies must be made to get serious about cybersecurity – at a time when many firms have financial incentives not to, also. Until then, major breaches will keep happening and may get even worse. < - > http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2017/09/equifax-reminder-larger-cybersecurity-problems
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