Thoughts on Identity Theft
As a security guy, I get asked about Identity Theft a lot, and what can be done about it. To understand the problem, we have to first do a little bit of root cause analysis. In the spirit of Socrates,…
As a security guy, I get asked about Identity Theft a lot, and what can be done about it. To understand the problem, we have to first do a little bit of root cause analysis. In the spirit of Socrates,…
In a filing on Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission which was provided to congressional committees, the exact scope of the Equifax data breach was revealed. Just how much personal data was exposed in the Equifax breach of 2017? …
Two new reports have found out just how much your data is worth on the Dark Web. Content marketing agency Fractl analyzed, over several days last month, all of the fraud-related listings on three Dark Web marketplaces — Dream, Point…
Back on November 30, 2017, Jason McNew, CEO of Stronghold Cyber Security, was briefly referenced as part of an article for CNBC on credit monitoring services. In the article, he gives a brief summary on what individuals can do to…
A lesson from the Equifax data breach - in the cyber security realm, we look at networks as falling into two categories: those that have been breached, and those that are going to get breached. It is clear for all…
Equifax, a consumer credit reporting agency based within the United States, announced on September 7, 2017 announced a cyber security incident that could potentially impact 143 million customers. The information accessed primarily includes names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses…
CNBC reports that the Chipotle credit card breach originally disclosed last month was a bit wider than initially reported. The network that supports payment processing for purchases at the Mexican chain restaurant also supports another company - Pizzeria Locale, which…