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AdultFriendFinder 412 million accounts exposed - Security Commentary
November 2016 by Peter Martin, MD at cyber security experts RelianceACSN
Following the news that AdultFriendFinder has suffered a network breach exposing network hack exposes 412 million accounts the comments from Peter Martin, MD at RelianceACSN, IT cyber security management expert.
This breach on AdultFriendFinder is the second in as many years which raises serious alarm bells. It’s clear the company has majorly flawed security postures, and given the sensitivity of the data the company holds this cannot be tolerated. There is a worrying trend where organisations believe that a cyber breach is inevitable – and this isn’t right. The only way to shore up defences is by getting the basics right, from implementing the correct procedures, managing critical assets through a proactive and integrated approach.
It doesn’t matter what industry you are in. Company directors and managers are legally accountable for people’s personal data. Businesses needs to professionalise their operations data security. To do this they’ll need trained experts and engineers, not well meaning but overworked internal staff doing their best. That approach is no longer good enough. Until organisations have got the basics right we’ll continue to see breaches like this happening on a daily basis.
