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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by hamilyon2 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @03:55AM (#20992707)
I don't understand it. Here is hn, where everyone knows that cybersecurity is 100% offence 0% defence. It is basically our job to secure systems and we all agree it is pretty much impossible, unless you airgap every computer in building and glue every USB port.

Then, knowing that, we blame equifax for data breach. Equifax is fat target and it was matter of time data would be stolen.

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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by Angostura on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @04:06AM (#20992783)
> we all agree it is pretty much impossible, unless....

... well, not waiting months to patch a vulnerability in a well-known piece of software us probably a start.

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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by deaps on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @06:38AM (#20993492)
The fact remains that when not following 'best practices' - you leave yourself (and those that you horde data on) at risk.

I think that the upsetting part is that most don't volunteer their data to these guys. They simply get spoon-fed our data, profit greatly from our data, and then grossly mishandle that data, failing to follow even simple security best practices throughout.

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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by kalleboo on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @04:20AM (#20992872)
I agree with you, but if you can't secure the data, you shouldn't collect it in the first place. Not collecting data to begin with is a big part of the GDPR.
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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by raesene9 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @07:07AM (#20993643)
Security is not binary. It's possible to do a good job on preventative measures, and implement detective and reactive controls to help if/when a breach occurs.

It's just expensive, so companies who haven't been breached yet often don't prioritize that kind of work.

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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by fastball on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @03:59AM (#20992737)
Equifax's security practices were laughably bad.
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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by mlrtime on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @07:57AM (#20993907)
HN definitely has a pitchfork mentality similar to other groups. It also leans politically left. It's not as bad as reddit yet but it is slowly getting that way (waiting for downvotes).
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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by castis on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @09:16AM (#20994642)
Maybe we should make a hard right and protect our servers with assault rifles instead.
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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by pas on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @08:09AM (#20993978)
What does political leaning has to do with IT sec?
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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by probablyexists on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @11:54AM (#20996699)
It is a pretty common tactic on general topic websites lately. It is easier to dismiss comments without actual reasoning if you assume they are from people that don't align with your political views.
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