TAPROOT SECURITY®
Cybersecurity Consulting

Cyber security is played for high stakes in a world of shadowy threats. Although it’s seldom discussed openly, this dark game can take a psychological toll on people who play it. Some IT security professionals come from law enforcement or intelligence backgrounds, so they’ve played dark games before and know the mental traps and pitfalls. But many come from corporate IT backgrounds or straight out of college. No one prepares them for what’s to come. Like our intelligence a

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