Equifax Breach: Key Insights and Lessons

Equifax Breach: Key Insights and Lessons

Assessment

Interactive Video

Computers, Business

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jackson Turner

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The video discusses the 2017 Equifax data breach, highlighting the company's failure to patch a known vulnerability, which led to unauthorized access to sensitive data of millions. The breach exposed security lapses, including poor system segmentation and failure to renew encryption certificates. The investigation revealed multiple unpatched systems, and the video concludes with lessons on network security and data governance.

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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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