The breach on Anthem’s data is a new record for data theft. Over 80 million people were affected and had their personal information compromised. Many of those people will have to monitor their accounts and identification for months or even years after. So what can companies do to ensure nothing like this can happen again?
First, if a data breach occurs, notify law enforcement and customers as soon as possible in order to hunt down the problem and keep consumers alert. Companies should then monitor every system for signs of intrusion and fix core problems. Lastly, when in doubt encrypt data. Had Anthem encrypted their data, the breach wouldn’t have been as bad. For more on what other companies can learn from this breach, click here:: 5 Lessons Learned from Anthem Data Breach
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