TalkTalk on Thursday announced that it received a ransom demand following a cyberattack that may have compromised the credit card and bank details of millions of its customers. The cyberbreach may have compromised customer data including names, addresses, birth dates, email addresses and account information. “TalkTalk constantly updates its systems to make sure they are as secure as possible against the rapidly evolving threat of cybercrime, impacting an increasing number of individuals and organizations,” CEO Dido Harding said.
"These are not especially difficult tasks, just ones that require your attention along the way to building out your business,"
In fact, these are especially easy to implement. Storing sensitive data in an encrypted format is easy as pie. I know, because I've done in on various projects using various techniques. It's not hard at all. What this problem boils down to is pure laziness and carelessness. Someone's head should roll.
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TalkTalk Attacked, Hit With Ransom Demand
Posted by: Peter Suciu October 23, 2015 01:43 PMTalkTalk on Thursday announced that it received a ransom demand following a cyberattack that may have compromised the credit card and bank details of millions of its customers. The cyberbreach may have compromised customer data including names, addresses, birth dates, email addresses and account information. “TalkTalk constantly updates its systems to make sure they are as secure as possible against the rapidly evolving threat of cybercrime, impacting an increasing number of individuals and organizations,” CEO Dido Harding said.
In fact, these are especially easy to implement. Storing sensitive data in an encrypted format is easy as pie. I know, because I've done in on various projects using various techniques. It's not hard at all. What this problem boils down to is pure laziness and carelessness. Someone's head should roll.