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How Equifax Neglected Cybersecurity and Suffered a Devastating Data Breach
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Abstract
From the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations conducted an investigation into the 2017 Equifax data breach that involved 145 million Americans. The Subcommittee discovered that the data breach could have been avoided had Equifax been more conscious of their cyber security. After investigating the causes of the breach, the Subcommittee identified ways to prevent future incidents.
Date
2019-03-06
Document Type
Senate Bipartisan Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
71 pages
Congress
116
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, Bipartisan
PAP Major Code
17: Space, Science, Technology, and Communications
PAP Minor Code
1709: Computer Industry, Cyber Security, and the Internet