Cybersecurity on the Factory Floor
June 08, 2015 at 13:00 PM EDT
Not long after the Internal Revenue Service reported a data breach in late May that affected more than 100,000 people and resulted in more than $50 million in refunds tied to fraudulent returns, security experts chimed in and chided the federal agency for not installing better protection. Never mind that the IRS claimed to have stopped more than 3 million other suspicious claims, or that it reported this breach itself: There were millions out in the open here -- our millions -- and, besides, data breaches always make for sensational headlines. read more