News Insights: Data breach exposes up to 1.3M Georgia Tech faculty, students
Data breach exposes up to 1.3M Georgia Tech faculty, students
This morning it was reported that a Georgia Tech database breach has exposed the personal information of up to 1.3 million current and former faculty members, students, staff and student applicants, according to school officials. Georgia Tech announced Tuesday that a central database was accessed by an unknown outside entity through a web application, though it is unclear exactly who was affected. The school, which typically has around 30,000 students enrolled, said it learned of the security breach in “late March. While spokesman John Toon said Georgia Tech immediately corrected the application, personal information was likely exposed…
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According to Dan Tuchler, CMO at SecurityFirst, “How ironic that a university with a high ranking in computer science, which offers courses in cybersecurity, got hacked. This in a state which has had privacy regulations in place – the Georgia Personal Identity Protection Act – since 2007. This is a clear example of the need for encryption of personal data. Hackers always find a way in and they need to be stopped before they get the personal data.”
Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.