Equifax is a reminder of larger cybersecurity problems

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

It’s a bit more complicated than this but it’s good start djf


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> 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.
>
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>
> http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2017/09/equifax-reminder-larger-cybersecurity-problems



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