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[ NNSquad ] Ex-Employees Say Home Depot Left Data Vulnerable
Ex-Employees Say Home Depot Left Data Vulnerable
(NY Times): http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/business/ex-employees-say-home-depot-left-data-vulnerable.html?_r=0
"In recent years, Home Depot relied on outdated software to protect its
network and scanned systems that handled customer information
irregularly, those people said. Some members of its security team left
as managers dismissed their concerns. Others wondered how Home Depot
met industry standards for protecting customer data. One went so far
as to warn friends to use cash, rather than credit cards, at the
company's stores. Then, in 2012, Home Depot hired a computer engineer
to help oversee security at its 2,200 stores. But this year, as hacks
struck other retailers, that engineer was sentenced to four years in
prison for deliberately disabling computers at the company where he
previously worked."
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