As data breaches piled up this year exposing personal information to identity thieves, southwestern Connecticut was coming off a year in which complaints by local residents alerting officials of incidents affecting them fell precipitously. The bad news? The bad guys may be ready to hit those still hanging onto any false sense of security, or otherwise gambling a breach will not punch a hole in their own pocketbook in the coming days or weeks. Nearly two months after Equifax reported a systems breach exposing the personal information of some 143 million Americans, experts say many are still failing to take steps to lock down their identities with the regularity they lock up their homes and cars during the course of each day.
from Business http://www.ctpost.com/business/article/New-protections-vulnerabilities-in-fight-against-12312067.php
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