Re:Cybersecurity Incident Involving Consumer Information
by bmon on Thursday September 07, 2017 @06:33PM
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I don't think it's fair to be throwing any individuals under the bus like that. There's obviously been several failures at multiple levels but the company as a whole will have to face the consequences, not just a few managers it decides to use as scapegoats.
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Re:Cybersecurity Incident Involving Consumer Information
by aidos on Thursday September 07, 2017 @06:57PM
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Well, except for this:
"Three Equifax Inc. senior executives sold shares worth almost $1.8 million in the days after the company discovered a security breach that may have compromised information on about 143 million U.S. consumers."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-07/three-equ...
Re:Cybersecurity Incident Involving Consumer Information
by scott00 on Thursday September 07, 2017 @07:36PM
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Hah, that's actually excellent news for those hoping for criminal consequences. It might be hard to put anybody in jail for their security negligence, but to me it looks like those three have served themselves up on a platter for an insider trading conviction.
Re:Cybersecurity Incident Involving Consumer Information
by notyourday on Thursday September 07, 2017 @08:23PM
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> I don't think it's fair to be throwing any individuals under the bus like that. There's obviously been several failures at multiple levels but the company as a whole will have to face the consequences, not just a few managers it decides to use as scapegoats.
Why not?