Root cause of Equifax hack is web app vulnerability
Once again, the root cause of the Equifax hack is a web app vulnerability. These type of vulnerabilities have been around for over a decade but are still so relevant today. Each developer should be given the tools to avoid introducing these problems in the first place through training and real-time guidance while developing code.
Equifax said it discovered the breach on July 29. "Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files," the company said.
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Every Employee is Now on the Frontline of AI Cybersecurity
The enterprise technology landscape is shifting with a velocity few predicted until it was too late. We have officially crossed the threshold from human-written code and basic copilot assistance, into the era of the Agentic Development Lifecycle (ADLC). While autonomous AI agents promise unprecedented efficiency across multiple functions, they also bring an entirely new class of security and regulatory risks.
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