Re: Equifax Canada

[Mircea MITU <mmitu () bitdefender com>]

On Sun, 2005-06-19 at 21:33 -0400, Paul D. Robertson wrote:
> "For the second time in about a year, the credit reporting company Equifax
> Canada Inc. has suffered a security breach that has given criminals access
> to personal financial information of hundreds of Canadians.
> The latest case came to Equifax Canada's attention several months ago, but
> was made public only yesterday.
> Criminals that breached the firewall gained access to 605 consumer files,
> which contain personal information ranging from names and addresses to
> type of bank loans and credit cards, payment obligations and social
> insurance numbers."
>
> 605 Canadians, that's like 300 Americans, right?  ;)
>
> Sounds like someone needs remedial INFOSEC training- sheesh 2nd time in a
> year?


You don't get it. It's a feature, not a bug.
They just "got to market six months faster, and saw 14 percent in cost
savings". Now compare this numbers with any INFOSEC benefits.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/CaseStudy.asp?CaseStudyID=15528

Mircea MITU
Certified Beer & Barbecue Specialist




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