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A Lesson in Equifax

9/17/2017

Photo Credit: J.R. Bale

At this point, we have all heard about the Equifax breach that has affected approximately 143 million U.S. consumers along with certain citizens in the UK and Canada. Equifax did not initially provide much detail regarding the cause of the breach in its official announcement that was just released on September 7. What is known is that the breach occurred during mid-May through the end of July, and Equifax has now confirmed that the breach was linked to a U.S. website application vulnerability (Apache Struts CVE-2017-5638) in order to gain access to consumer information, such as Social Security Numbers, credit card numbers, birth dates, addresses, etc.

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ADA Website Compliance: For Whom the Bell Trolls

4/21/2017

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Photo Credit: http://www.adatitleiii.com

Over the last year or so, banks have been heavily focused on complying with the latest cybersecurity laws and regulations -- as they should be -- but lately, it has been a much older law that has been causing compliance and financial stress. Title III of the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in places of public accommodations. This includes information technology and internet websites, which have been the center of a growing number of lawsuits nationwide.

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