We only do that if we want the data to be secure.
Equifax
ex-CEO: Hacked data wasn't encrypted
Customer data that was compromised during a
massive breach of Equifax's systems was not encrypted, the company's
ex-CEO told a congressional committee Tuesday.
During a three-hour hearing
before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Richard
Smith blamed the massive hack on a combination of failed technology
and human error. [Neither
excuse explains why nothing was encrypted. Bob]
… Then, responding to a question from Rep.
Adam Kinzinger, R-Illinois, Smith said the data was "not
encrypted."
Something for my Computer Security students to
consider.
Marissa Mayer, the former CEO of Yahoo, testified
Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee that Yahoo has “not
been able to determine who perpetuated the 2013 breach” that
its parent company Verizon said affected
nearly all of the company’s three billion user accounts.
“To this day, we have still not been able to
identify the intrusion that led to the attack,” Mayer said. Yahoo
had a separate data breach in 2014, which
the Justice Department in March said was the work of Russian
government spies. That breach impacted some 500 million Yahoo
accounts.
The testimony that Yahoo doesn’t know who
instigated the 2013 breach was “more than a little disconcerting,”
said Rick McElroy, a security strategist at the firm Carbon Black.
The incidence of two breaches in such quick succession shows “a
long period of time with no knowledge of what was happening when with
their systems,” McElroy said.
What’s more, Mayer’s testimony also showed
that companies are essentially competing in an arms race against bad
actors, said Jeff Dennis, a managing partner and lead in the
cybersecurity practice of Newmeyer & Dillion, a law firm based in
Newport Beach, Calif. “Even Yahoo’s allegedly robust defenses
were not enough in a fight with a foreign nation state, to ward off
this type of attack,” he said.
Arming my Computer Security students.
I should use these more…
Comparison
of Screencasting Tools
Screencasting is a fast and easy way to capture
what is happening on your screen along with your voice or video of
you speaking. Teachers can use screencasts to create self-paced
lessons for students, tutorials, and supplements to sub plans.
Students can use screencasting to tell stories or demonstrate their
understanding of a topic or concept. There really are no limitations
on screencasting can be used in schools.
The are quite a few screencasting apps available
and sometimes it is difficult to figure out which one to use. My
advice is to try out a couple of different ones to see which one you
are most comfortable with. All of these are free and some allow you
to access additional features for no additional cost by referring
friends and colleagues. All of them work nearly the same way.
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