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Which parts of a credit card can I obfuscate and still have it be valid

Posted on February 17, 2018 by 8bitme

I was recently the victim of credit card fraud and I suspect it is from a merchant somewhere keeping track of my credit card details.

I cancelled the card and received a new one, but I would like to make it as difficult as possible for cr… Continue reading Which parts of a credit card can I obfuscate and still have it be valid→

Where can a consumer get at least somewhat unbiased and knowlegeable answers to more advanced information security questions?

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Potatoman

I guess forums and community-powered question-answer sites would work in a lack of better options.
Are there some unbiased companies that sell this information?

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Where can a consumer get at least somewhat unbiased and knowlegeable answers to more advanced information security questions? [on hold]

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Potatoman

I guess forums and community-powered question-answer sites would work in a lack of better options.
Are there some unbiased companies that sell this information?

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Congress rips ex-Equifax CEO over breach: ‘I don’t think we can pass a law that … fixes stupid’

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Zaid Shoorbajee

Lawmakers shamed former Equifax CEO Richard Smith Tuesday over the company’s humongous data breach, scolding him over everything from allowing the breach to happen to the long list of issues that stemmed from the company’s public response. Smith took questioning from the House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, the first of three breach-related hearings scheduled for this week. While the panel lambasted him for the company’s actions, Smith offered little details outside of his prepared testimony. In an exchange with Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., Smith explained that the breach occurred because IT and security personnel at Equifax failed to find and patch the software vulnerability after being notified by the Department of Homeland Security. “It appears this breach happened because the company didn’t know it was running certain software on it’s system,” Walden said. “How does this happen when so much is at stake? I don’t think […]

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Good method to store user content encrypted without storing the user’s key in plaintext?

Posted on February 8, 2017 by fridgepolice

I have a number of seemingly contradictory requirements:

1) We obtain content for users from third parties; content for certain users should be stored encrypted at rest for compliance reasons

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