https://www.consultancy.uk/news/14433/accenture-latest-firm-caught-with-lax-cybersecurity
On the heels Deloitte’s security vulnerability coming to light another company large in the cyber security space reportedly suffers from lax cyber security themselves. The article explains that Accenture had a large cache of sensitive information on their cloud stage without it being password protection. It is believed that the information is now secure without incident but I think it is probably too soon to be sure that it wasn’t accessed by someone with malicious intent. Like with Deloitte, it draws into question Accenture’s credibility in that they recommend to their clients best cyber security practices but fail to follow them themselves.
Amanda,
The issue of having these big companies losing sensitive information is really scary. I think they have to be good examples to other organizations regarding securing data. After Equifax leakage, I won’t be surprise if Accenture confirm in the future of losing sensitive information that is related to this incident. I learned from other similar incidents that happened in the past (Example: Target breach in 2013) that most of these big institutions are not honest with their clients and show that their data is secured even if they get attacked.
Very nice article to learn from.
Hello Amanda,
This article is quite interesting because it throws light on the fact how big companies can too struggle in protecting their sensitive information. The case of Accenture is quite surprising though, but many corporations ignore threats or instance of attacks and later struggle with breaches.