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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Equifax Was Breached in 2017⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Conclusion

  The Equifax data breach from 2017 stands out as one of the largest data breaches in history, impacting millions of individuals. It is the result of several mistakes made by Equifax:

  • Insufficient knowledge of their legacy systems.
  • Poor password storage practices.
  • Lack of rigor in the patching process.
  • Lack of network segmentation.
  • Lack of Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)
  • Lack of alerting when security tools fail.

  That’s what happens when corps cheap out on IT security. Storing so much personal sensitive data and not putting in the work needed to properly safeguard it. Good IT is hard, but not impossible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AITA for standing my ground on a family tradition that my FIL says is “disgraceful?”⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You don’t sound like an asshole at all. I realize people have different cultural norms, but in my family, grandparents can’t impose their will on how our kids are raised by us and that’s a strict matter of principle. They’re free to opine, they’re free to disagree, but the buck stops there. Ego power trips are frowned upon :)

  I’d say your FIL is making a big mistake with such an ultimatum and should be encouraged to reconsider.

  If it’s just about the jewelry issue, it might seem like avoiding confrontation might be worth it depending on the family situation, but if it’s about the expectation of control, as it seems it might be, then it’s worth setting the boundaries right then and there.

  If FIL’s concern is for the well-being and safety of his grandchild, then ask him to explain how cutting off ties with the family isn’t detrimental to the child. Either he’ll come to his senses or might make it more clear that it’s less about the child and more about control and seniority between him and your family, at which point you can discuss that directly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Federal study links testicular cancer to ‘forever chemicals’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Better late than never. Way more resources need to be dedicated to studies like these.