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Re:House Oversight Committee Report on Equifax Breach [pdf] by dylan604 on Monday December 10, 2018 @09:50PM (#18653016)
Maybe this is going to become a thing for future buy outs. Not only do the accounts have to dig into the financing and books, but the IT forensics teams will need to look for any unknown hack liabilities. If a hack is found, then the sale doesn't have to go through. Of course, the hack should have to be disclosed.
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Re:House Oversight Committee Report on Equifax Breach [pdf] by arduanika on Monday December 10, 2018 @10:05PM (#18653077)
Won't happen if the incentives aren't there.
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Re:House Oversight Committee Report on Equifax Breach [pdf] by dylan604 on Monday December 10, 2018 @10:14PM (#18653101)
Wouldn't the incentive be to not have to take on the liability for it? Then again, if all a major breach results in a slap on the wrist, then I guess there's no real liability. Maybe you're right.
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Re:House Oversight Committee Report on Equifax Breach [pdf] by arduanika on Monday December 10, 2018 @10:39PM (#18653192)
Exactly. I think we're in agreement.
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