RE:RE:Great Article....As Tony Said.... The Shift is Starting. mORonLOCK asked AGAIN: "How would mobikey have prevented this exactly?"
So I will answer - AGAIN;
below is one of my previous posts:
https://www.stockhouse.com/companies/bullboard/v.roi/route1-inc/12?postid=22186769
Route1 technology could have avoided Target data breach?
If this article is accurate, the data breach was through a contractor with access to Target's network.
Peter Hodson would say that Target didn't need the amount of security that Route1 has to offer?
Tony B. says, protect the fortress. Target is the classic example of breaking that rule.
If Target had been using Route1 technology for their contractors, the malware could not have been uploaded to Target's network:
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Target's Data Breach Began With A Company That Does Heating And A/C Work On Its Stores
Marcelo Ballve and John Heggestuen Feb. 7, 2014, 8:16 AM
THE TARGET DATA BREACH WAS THE HEATING GUY'S FAULT: Network security expert Brian Krebs has an excellent look at the Target data breach, and presents persuasive evidence that the initial intrusion into Target store networks was possible thanks to network passwords stolen from an air conditioning and heating contractor based in Pennsylvania, Fazio Mechanical Services. While not explicitly admitting that it was the channel for the breach, Fazio acknowledged yesterday that it had access to Target's network for electronic billing and project management purposes. It also acknowledged that it was part of the federal investigation. Once the hackers had accessed Target's network, they were able to upload their malware to cash registers within Target stores and gradually spread it a majority of Target's point-of-sale devices. It's estimated that the breach exposed 40 million debit and credit card accounts.
https://www.businessinsider.com/target-data-breach-explained-2014-2