digibyte: Trustev details how Target got hacked
- Summary:
- Trustev have produced a helpful events timeline about how the Target hack worked. Beware!
If you know nothing about security then this is a masterclass in what NOT to do.
Security is a topic that every software vendor prefers not to discuss but which is central to their credibility as a trusted provider. It is also a very difficult topic for the average person to understand.
Trustev has done a great job in offering us all a step by step guide as to how the Target debacle unfolded.
As a non-security person but with just enough knowledge to be dangerous on a good day, I have to wonder whether the systems of the past which are commonplace today are remotely up to snuff for protecting the 'man in the street.' Given the sloppiness we see illustrated here, it is hard to understand why a company of Target's size and presence could allow this to happen.
In a side note, I received a dead tree technology missive asking me to re-secure my bank credentials. Thank goodness it came to the right house!
So...who do you trust? Trustev believes it has the answer.