After the breach of security in many large companies, including Sony Pictures and more recently Anthem, the health insurance company had over 80 million customer data leak during an attack last week. The attack was the latest in a line of breaches that cost companies millions and to the details of that even more people at risk. are expected Big security changes after Anthem violation occur that companies are under pressure to increase security.
The state of New York Department of Financial Services are putting pressure on the companies they do business with to increase security measures. These include stronger measures password, which could mean the end of the username and combinations of password. multi-factor authorization is an increased security measure that could become mandatory, which goes beyond a simple password. increased security to ensure the right person has access to personal data could include the recipient a text message to prove that they could.
If security as that was in place when the violation in Anthem would not have happened. Like many attacks stem from fake e-mails sent to employees requesting personal information, authorization of several steps would reduce this kind of attack. But experts warn that this might not be an easy solution for online security. Companies should instead focus on how they store customer information and what happens when the violation occurs. At present, it is not profitable to spend on this aspect, but rather just accept the fraud and progress. As always, it is the client who really suffer from these vulnerabilities.
So the first step should be taken by the regulators should put pressure on companies to increase not only their mandatory safety but to implement improved systems for storing sensitive data. Because keep the details of each person in one area can not be asking for trouble when a violation occurs.
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