ITEC 1620 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Vtech, Equifax, Plaintext
17 Jun 2020
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Security breach example 2: the high tech toy maker for children, vtech, suffered a security breach to its database in. For parents, it is a wake-up call to be more vigilant about their children"s privacy online and demand better security for children"s products. For the manufacturers of network-connected products, they need to be more aggressive in the protection of customer data and privacy now and in the future, as the cyberattack landscape evolves. Security breach example 3: equifax inc. is one of the nationwide consumer credit reporting agencies in the united states, this company collects information on millions of individual customers and businesses worldwide. Based on the collected information, credit scores and credit reports are created about the customers. This information could affect the customers when they apply for loans and when they are looking for employment. Furthermore, an employee from equifax provided an incorrect web link in social media for worried customers.
