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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:07:09 +0000

Richard Smith — who resigned as chief executive of big-three credit bureau Equifax this week in the wake of a data breach that exposed 143 million Social Security numbers — is slated to testify in front of no fewer than four committees on Capitol Hill next week. If I were a lawmaker, here are some of the questions I’d ask when Mr. Smith goes to Washington.

Independent Krebs

September 30, 2017 admin

Breach at Sonic Drive-In May Have Impacted Millions of Credit, Debit Cards

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:28:31 +0000

Sonic Drive-In, a fast-food chain with nearly 3,600 locations across 45 U.S. states, has acknowledged a breach affecting an unknown number of store payment card systems. The ongoing breach may have led to a fire sale on millions of stolen credit and debit card accounts that are now being peddled in shadowy underground cybercrime stores, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

Security Wired

September 30, 2017 admin

Security News This Week: The Deloitte Breach Was Worse Than We Thought

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Big breaches of Deloitte, Sonic, and Whole Foods dominated this week’s security news.

Security Wired

September 30, 2017 admin

How Good Are Equifax’s Identity Protection Offerings?

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000

After its massive data breach and bungled initial response, Equifax is offering a free set of tools to protect your identity, but they have limits.

Security TrendMicro

September 29, 2017 admin

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of September 25, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:24:40 +0000

A couple of years back, I remember working at a tradeshow booth and giving a demo to someone who was interested in our solution. He said, “Your solution is great, but I need something that will not let anyone from the outside in my network and I need something that will not let my employees…