Industry News: ESG5

The Target: Prudential Insurance — one of the largest insurers in the United States.

The Take: The company said the names, addresses, driver's license numbers or ID cards of 36,545 were accessed.

The Vector: The company filed documents with the SEC on February 13 warning that a “cybercrime group” was able to access “administrative and user data from certain information technology systems and a small percentage of Company user accounts associated with employees and contractors.”

 This breach is a stark reminder of how strong authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and that good password hygiene plays a pivotal role in protection.

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