Breach

Episode 6 of Breach Season 2 features an in-depth conversation with long-time Gartner Security and Privacy analyst Avivah Litan, who contends that privacy has been dead since the early ‘00s.

Episode 5 of Breach Season 2 further examines the aftermath of the breach, the congressional hearing following it, what was done to hold Equifax accountable, and what you can do to hold them accountable now.

Many people believe that Equifax’s response to the breach was woefully inadequate if not completely contemptible. This episode takes an in-depth look at the events that immediately followed the breach, mistakes the company made in their response, how they could have been avoided, and more.

Equifax CEO Rick Smith called the breach the result of “human and technology errors” in his testimony in front of Congress. But, what exactly does that mean? This episode takes an in-depth look at what went wrong and how it happened.

This episode takes a closer look at Equifax, how it collects data, its customers, and its product—your personal information.

The Equifax breach may not be the largest, but it is probably the worst. This episode looks at the history of credit reporting and the implications of exposing the personal information of 145 million individuals to criminals.