Equifax Data Breach of 2017: Overview, Impacts, and Recommendations

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Equifax Data Breach of 2017
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Executive Summary
This report is based on the discussion about the Equifax data breach that had occurred in 2017.
The security breach had been considered as the most important breach and had leaked the vital
information of employees. This report discusses about the overview of the attack and discusses
the major consequences of the attack. The impacts of the data breach have also been taken into
consideration. Based on the data breach, the financial impacts of the breach on the organisation
have been considered. Based on the discussion within this research, the conclusions and
recommendations have also been provided within the report.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
2. Discussion....................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Overview of the Attack..........................................................................................................2
2.2 Impacts of the Equifax Attack...............................................................................................3
2.3 Financial Impact of the Data Breach.....................................................................................3
3. Conclusion...................................................................................................................................4
4. Recommendation.........................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................7