EquiFax outsourced its network monitoring to ReliaQuest, and I have friend who works at ReliaQuest, so I've followed this with some interest. There is a general

EquiFax outsourced its network monitoring to ReliaQuest, and I have friend who works at ReliaQuest, so I've followed this with some interest. There is a general issue here too. Back in 2017 I wrote: "But I don’t mean to only focus on EquiFax. I’ve seen many small companies where computer security was considered the exclusive job of the tech team. I recall a jewelry manufacturer in Richmond, Virginia, which had about 100 people, including a tech team of 3. Top management of such a company has the option to educate everyone about the importance of security, or they can just leave the task to the tech team. The tech team is often happy to gain the power granted by being in charge of such an important function. And then they implement silly rules, like forcing all passwords to change each week — minor rituals that annoy a lot while offering little real security. Real security could only come from educating the staff about the open nature of email, the importance of using encrypted communications, the importance of protecting the intellectual property of the firm. A company with 97 ignorant people and 3 security minded people can never be as secure as a company with 100 security minded people." http://www.smashcompany.com/business/if-a-company-is-serious-about-security-then-who-in-the-company-is-serious-about-security http://www.smashcompany.com/business/if-a-company-is-serious...