Cybercrime affects both large corporations and private individuals. You’ve likely read about the large data breaches in the business world. These crimes are both expensive and on the rise. The U.S. Identity Theft Resource Center says that these corporate data breaches reached a peak of 1,632 in 2017. The response to the growing need for data … Continue reading “Cybersecurity and Protecting Yourself”
Cybersecurity and Protecting Yourself
September 27th, 2017
Equifax Hack: What Now?
A few weeks ago credit reporting agency, Equifax, announced that they had been hacked earlier this year. Equifax claims the personal data of roughly 143 million Americans and some 100,000 Canadians has been stolen. Hackers were able to access names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and credit card numbers. Although this is not … Continue reading “Equifax Hack: What Now?”
