[Reno89519]

Not to defend Equifax but the pedigree of the management team is irrelevant BS. Who did she hire to do the work, what did they do or not do, that is more important. And, despite best efforts, things happen.

[central_va]

Really? No technical education means she has to trust everything her subordinates tell her. She has no way of know intuitively when she is being Bullshitted. And man there must have been a lot BS slung around Equifax.

[EVO X]

Not to defend Equifax but the pedigree of the management team is irrelevant BS. Who did she hire to do the work, what did they do or not do, that is more important. And, despite best efforts, things happen.

According to reports, the breach occurred because of failure to patch a system. That is a simple IT function that failed or was overlooked. I suspect some sort of staffing change at the system admin is the direct cause. Incompetence is also a likely candidate as well. The Sony hack a few years ago happened during the transition from in house IT to and outsource firm.