South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s comments hint at a dangerous lack of education about database security, experts say. Security experts say it’s “industry standard” that most SSNs are not encrypted in databases. Security pros say encryption-is-too-hard isn’t taking into account the innovations that have taken place in the last 10 years. Security expert: “She’s getting really bad information from the people beneath her or she’s speaking from a completely uneducated perspective” Security pros: Security executives should try to eradicate some of the misconceptions put forward in South Carolina this week.”]
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