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I believe that if all computer departments take the attitude of that eventually your system will be broken into they'll do more to protect the data. Social Security numbers much more than credit cards, which can be canceled and changed, need to be protected and therefore any and all means of making it hard for someone who does steal the data to use it should be employed. If that means keeping two or even three separate files of data (name, address, social security #) that are linked only with the program and also encrypting them than that is what needs to be done. Nothing is more useless than data that doesn't make sense to the person stealing it.
I believe that if all computer departments take the attitude of that eventually your system will be broken into they'll do more to protect the data. Social Security numbers much more than credit cards, which can be canceled and changed, need to be protected and therefore any and all means of making it hard for someone who does steal the data to use it should be employed. If that means keeping two or even three separate files of data (name, address, social security #) that are linked only with the program and also encrypting them than that is what needs to be done. Nothing is more useless than data that doesn't make sense to the person stealing it.
There are increasing methods of encryption of not only the data but the entry points. Proper cybersecurity of sensitive data should include encrypted databases, logical firewall separation between the application and database servers, and proper hardware firewalls. Information Assurance is one of the largest growing segments of IT right now for good reason.
I don't blame Haley, she did have a security expert in to check things and they were breaking in while he was there. The policy of not encrypting ss#'s has been going on for a long time and is probably going on in other states as well. It's unacceptable but not Haley's fault.
It is all of the goverment idiots fault in South Carolina.
They didn't want t o spend the money.
Just like they don't want to spend the money on roads,
bridges, schools ect.
Then to make a statement that banks don't encript SSn and and acount
information is making her look more like an idiot.
SPend the f ing money when it comes to the personal information
being REQUIRED on a State income tax return.
What a great excuse to not file a state tax return.
COme on people, we are in the 21st century, lets get on the ball.
On the protectmyid site, enter scdor123 in the big field. It's a temporary way to get around the overload. I just got registered on the site for id protection with that code. The local news provided it.
The website protecymyid.com/sdcor is no longer working correctly. There was a box to enter the code you received (or the one above), but the webpage now goes to the generic start page for the Experian company.
The website protecymyid.com/sdcor is no longer working correctly. There was a box to enter the code you received (or the one above), but the webpage now goes to the generic start page for the Experian company.
I had that problem in Chrome but I think it had something to do with the cache. It opened fine Monday but today it sent me to the generic page. I switched to Firefox and the "scdor" page came right up. Try a different browser.
The website protecymyid.com/sdcor is no longer working correctly. There was a box to enter the code you received (or the one above), but the webpage now goes to the generic start page for the Experian company.
Thanks that worked plus clearing my cache. But after I signed in and entered my first page of info (name, address, email) I get this:
Quote:
We're sorry ... We are currently unable to process your request. If you need further assistance, please email us at support@protectmyid.com or call us at 1-866-578-5422. Thank you - we appreciate your business!
I also put a security lock on both hubby's and my credit reports on all three agencies Thank goodness that at least SC had already passed a law saying that none of them could charge us to place or remove them. I would have been really ticked if we would have had to pay $60 ($10 for each) to do this.
IMHO, although it would cost the state a lot, the ID protection needs to be extended longer than a year. If I were the hacker I would just sit on them until after a year. Or at least the state needs to make arrangements for a severe discount for those who wish to continue the coverage, and then make those monthly payments deductible off the taxes owed to the state. Those who wish to continue the service, can, and those who don't don't have to.
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