

Equifax Breach: Key Insights and Lessons
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Computers, Business
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10th - 12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Jackson Turner
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What percentage of the U.S. population was affected by the Equifax breach?
60%
50%
44%
30%
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did Equifax publicly announce the breach?
November 7th
October 7th
September 7th
August 7th
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What vulnerability did the attackers exploit to initially hack Equifax?
Apache Struts
Cross-Site Scripting
SQL Injection
Buffer Overflow
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long did Equifax take to patch the Apache Struts vulnerability?
120 days
100 days
146 days
160 days
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which firm did Equifax hire to assess their systems after the breach?
CrowdStrike
Symantec
FireEye
Mandiant
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one major reason the data exfiltration went undetected?
Weak passwords
Expired encryption certificate
Unpatched software
Lack of firewalls
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a key lesson learned regarding network security from the Equifax breach?
Networks are always secure
No network is invulnerable
Firewalls are unnecessary
Encryption is optional
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