The SSN Breach: What Now?
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In this episode, we cover the recent data breach of nearly 3B records, including a significant number of social security numbers. Joining us to discuss are security experts Joel de la Garza and Naftali Harris. Incredibly enough, Naftali and his team were able to get their hands on the breached dataset and were able to validate the nature of the claims. Listen in as we explore the who, what, when, where, why… but also how a breach of this magnitude happens and what we can do about it.

Resources:

• Read [**16 Steps to Securing Your Data (and Life)**](16 Steps to Securing Your Data (and Life)))
• Find Naftali on Twitter: https://x.com/naftaliharris)
• Check out Sentilink: https://www.sentilink.com/)

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