TAPROOT SECURITY®
Cybersecurity Consulting

One outrageous thing we learned about the Equifax breach (among many) is that three corporate executives sold company stock after the breach was discovered but not yet disclosed . Equifax stock tumbled 35% when the attack was announced, but by then insiders had already unloaded their shares and earned nearly two million dollars. If those executives knew about the breach, this is troubling. No one should profit from a cyber-attack, especially not officers of the victim company

Dear Equifax, In the aftermath of the most serious consumer data theft in US history, steps you take to restore the trust of consumers, customers, and investors are critical. Frankly, you seem to be off to a rocky start. Here are ten things you can do to rebuild trust: 1. Stop asking for last six digits of SSN on www.equifaxsecurity2017.com . The breach already undermined SSN privacy enough. Why not “eat your own dog food” and use your FraudIQ® Authenticate service instead