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@cybersavior: Clever! And apt. CISOs are often hired to be scapegoats more than anything else -- as an insurance policy in the form of a sacrificial lamb with which to appease the regulators.
In reply to: Re: Acronym truth
@gw: To be fair, unless I'm simply underinformed, we've been told nothing about the position of the executives or even if they're senior executives. "Executive" is such a generic term these days that it is commonly used...
In reply to: Re: Equifax should not be allowed to continue
@jcavery: We've already been seeing this in the financial services space, which used to be very anti-sharing when it came to threat intelligence. Since cybersecurity has started to be seen as a "greater good" issue impacting...
In reply to: Re: Learn from History
In the old days, the easiest way to send viruses was by email. To this day, I get many viruses via email. But the technology has advanced and now there is the "Spam Box" of the email.But with the increase in the number of...
In reply to: Re: Don't click on any link or website shared on groups
There is also a time-value on WHEN an attacker decides to use that stolen Mastercard number of SS number is there not? An actor may wait weeks or months or have to dig through the 143 million stolen from Equifax before...
In reply to: Re: Based on outcome
It is statistically depressing to read this --- even with the BEST in malware forensics at work ---- we are being inundated by a tsunami of attacks!!! Why do you think I have an end-of-the-day drink on the way home...
In reply to: Depressing
I understand that this judgement was made based on the lack of evidence that attackers maliciously used the data in question but is there a statute of limitation for instances like this?
In reply to: Based on outcome
SMB is generally support by a managed services firm or often a local self-employed consultant and I have looked at my past support protocols --- SHOCKED at some of them with what I have learned recently. My backups...
In reply to: Re: Backups
Seems like SMB's are moving in the right direction. But $300 million is still a hefty sum. This metrics is perfect to make a case towards a robust backup platform. (With test backup processes)
In reply to: Backups
That is the underlying threat here - a precedent that Equifax will surely jump on to ward off the class action suits against them. This was a shortsighted decision by a Judge that clearly does not understand the problem...
In reply to: Re: Interesting
Latest Comment: Jan, check this out! I found an unhackable PC.
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