Webroot's Takes on the eBay Breach

  • 24 May 2014
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(Source: Huffington Post UK)
 
As many of you know, this week's hack stories were dominated with news of eBay confirming a breach in their corporate network and urging users to change their passwords. What did people in the security industry have to say about the situation? Our very own George Anderson, Director of Product Marketing was featured in two articles about the breach. You can find the links to the full articles below:
 
1. From Info-Security Magazine: http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/38528/researchers-blast-ebay-over-data-breach/
Here's one of the quotes from George Anderson: "eBay did the bare minimum by encrypting the a passwords, but all other information should have been treated as equally important, especially the date of birth - as it's often used as a validation in other online areas - i.e. banking."
 
2. From Huffington Post UK: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/21/ebay-password-alert_n_5364499.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
Here's part of George Anderson's quote: "Organisations need to accept that hackers don't discriminate; any company can become victim, no matter how big or small.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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@ Thanks for the great articles. Very interesting indeed!:D

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