Breach Prevention for Financial Industry (Exploration of the 2017 Equifax Breach)
This white paper analyzes Equifax’s 2017 breach, which exposed the personal information of 147 million people, and illustrates the impact that Universal Confidential Computing with Anjuna Seaglass would have had in limiting the damage if it had been implemented.
Anjuna Seaglass’ “data-in-use” isolation, attestation, and platform capabilities would have protected Equifax even after the attacker gained initial access by preventing post-access actions like credential access, lateral movement, and data exfiltration.
Key Takeaways:
- Anjuna Seaglass proactively safeguards against zero-day attacks by preventing unauthorized access to application memory.
- Through attestation, Anjuna Seaglass ensures the integrity of applications, eliminating the need for storing sensitive data in vulnerable files.
- Anjuna Seaglass' isolation capabilities prevent lateral movement, bolstering security by containing breaches and minimizing their impact.
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This white paper analyzes Equifax’s 2017 breach, which exposed the personal information of 147 million people, and illustrates the impact that Universal Confidential Computing with Anjuna Seaglass would have had in limiting the damage if it had been implemented.
Anjuna Seaglass’ “data-in-use” isolation, attestation, and platform capabilities would have protected Equifax even after the attacker gained initial access by preventing post-access actions like credential access, lateral movement, and data exfiltration.
Key Takeaways:
- Anjuna Seaglass proactively safeguards against zero-day attacks by preventing unauthorized access to application memory.
- Through attestation, Anjuna Seaglass ensures the integrity of applications, eliminating the need for storing sensitive data in vulnerable files.
- Anjuna Seaglass' isolation capabilities prevent lateral movement, bolstering security by containing breaches and minimizing their impact.
