What You Should Know About the Equifax Data Breach Settlement

Big-three credit bureau Equifax has reportedly agreed to pay at least $650 million to settle lawsuits stemming from a 2017 breach that let intruders steal personal and financial data on roughly 148 million Americans. Here's a brief primer that attempts to break down what this settlement means for...

10) One word: Cash

Not to sound like a luddite but – to paraphrase “Joshua,” the supercomputer from War Games – the only way you can be sure you’ll win in the war against hackers and cyber criminals is not to play. Which is our way of saying that if you can’t make peace with the security implications that go along...