First of three Congressional hearings this week to examine the Equifax mega-breach. Members of both parties grilled – and at times roasted – the firm’s former CEO for three hours about details surrounding the incident. Richard F. Smith: “There’s no such thing as perfect security, but there’s a responsibility to protect consumer information” Republicans and Democrats alike called on Congress and regulators to take further action to examine why breaches involving consumer data are so prevalent and what’s needed to better protect consumers from devastating breaches.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/congress-grills-equifax-ex-ceo-on-breach-a-10354