Report: Target failed to execute security basics

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http://www.networkworld.com/article/2988502/security/report-target-failed-to-execute-security-basics.html

By Tim Greene
Network World
Oct 1, 2015

Verizon consultants probed Target’s network for weaknesses in the 
immediate aftermath of the company’s 2013 breach and came back with 
results that point to one overriding – if not dramatic - lesson: be sure 
to implement basic security best practices.

In a recent KrebsOnSecurity post, Brian Krebs details Verizon’s findings 
as set down in a Target corporate report.

The findings demonstrate that it really is important to put in place all 
the mundane security best practices widely talked about, and that without 
them even the best new security platforms can’t defend against breaches.

Here are six things Target did wrong both before and immediately after the 
breach that contributed to the theft of information from 40 million credit 
and debit cards.

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