Data Security

Former Equifax Chief Executive Officer Richard Smith prepares to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.

Looking back at the Equifax breach in 2017 shows how little the Federal Trade Commission or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have done to prevent similar incidents in the future.

By Josephine Wolff

Voters cast their ballots at voting booths in New York City, New York.

News in Brief

Election Systems and Software admitted to installing remote-access software on election management systems sold between 2000 and 2006.

By Kate Wheeling

News in Brief

The past year has been marked by massive data breaches; It's time to start discussing not just what data companies are collecting on us, but, also, how they're safeguarding it.

By Ilana Ullman

Data Security

Is the U.S. Government Getting Any Better at Protecting Consumer Data?

A Voting-Machine Manufacturer Installed Remote-Access Software

Corporations Need to Better Protect Consumer Data