January 29, 2019
Most Fortune 100 Companies Use Software That Enabled Equifax Hack
Equifax’s data breach of nearly two years ago hasn’t taught a majority of Fortune 100 companies a lesson, with reports stating that most are using the same vulnerable version of...
January 10, 2019
What Will Competition Policy in 2019 Look Like?
Posted by DisCo What Will Competition Policy in 2019 Look Like? By Matthew Lane 2019 is here, and it is looking like competition issues will be a big part of policy...
January 08, 2019
Warren Bashes Wells, Equifax In Iowa Speeches
Senator Elizabeth Warren didn’t hold back during her first trip to Iowa, going after Washington for being “corrupt” and “beholden to giant corporations.” In addition, Warren criticized the idea that...
January 02, 2019
Equifax Faces Scrutiny As Dems Take Over The House
Equifax and the other credit-reporting companies could end up in the crosshairs of lawmakers as Democrats gain control of the House of Representatives. A report in the Wall Street Journal,...
December 26, 2018
Deep Dive: The Costs, Complexities Of Managing Consumer Data
These days, consumers are almost always walking around with at least one, if not more, connected device. Whether they’re smartphones, tablets, wearables or something else, these devices are constantly collecting...
December 16, 2018
Equifax Settles With NY AG Over App Security
The Office of the New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced late last week it reached settlements with five companies whose mobile apps failed to keep user data safe...
December 10, 2018
Lawmakers: Equifax Breach ‘Entirely Preventable’
A report by the House Oversight Committee has found that Equifax’s massive data breach could have been easily prevented if its security practices and policies were up to par. Last...
December 04, 2018
Marriott Breach: Why The Worst May Be Yet To Come
Let’s try this a different way, if only to make a vital point with insincerity. We must give credit to the criminals who engineered the recently disclosed data breach that...
December 03, 2018
Why Consumers Will Shrug Off The Marriott Breach
In 1954, mathematician L.J. Savage published research about how consumers process information when making decisions. Dubbed the sure-thing principle, Savage’s work showed that consumers consider a variety of inputs when...