• The House Oversight Committee Slams Equifax in a Scathing Report

    The House Oversight Committee Slams Equifax in a Scathing Report

    According to a report from the House Oversight Committee, Equifax didn’t take steps to prevent a massive data breach that occurred in 2017.  As you’re probably aware, it was during that data breach that hackers were able to steal the personal information of 147.7 Americans from their servers.  The report also suggests that they weren’t…

  • Lawmakers Call on Congress to Help Prevent More Data Breaches

    Lawmakers Call on Congress to Help Prevent More Data Breaches

    If you hadn’t heard, Marriott announced a massive data breach over the weekend.  And it took no time at all for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to call on Congress to pass data privacy and security protections in order to safeguard your personal data.  I’d like to start with this question – are we surprised?  Given…

  • A Pentagon Data Breach May Have Affected Up to 30,000 Employees

    A Pentagon Data Breach May Have Affected Up to 30,000 Employees

    While all data breaches are bad, this one might be extra bad.  Department of Defense officials have revealed that a travel record data breach with an unnamed contractor has exposed the personal information of military as well as civilian staff members.  This includes credit card information.  A source has revealed that this didn’t necessarily compromise…