The TJX Debacle and your customers

By now everyone has heard of the data breach at TJX, and how millions of records were compromised (45.7 Million is the going estimate, but could be as high as 200 Million). These records were stolen over a period ranging from 1 year to 4 years.

A lot of the criticism that TJX has taken has not just been about the breach itself, but about how they had no monitoring in place that would alerted them of the breach in their wireless network security.

If you have a business, you need to protect your customers' data. If you're not really sure about the quality of your wireless LAN security, keep this in mind: A recent article says that 1 in 5 of those surveyed who received a notice stating that their personal information had been lost in the previous 12 months had “discontinued” their relationship with the company involved. And, another 40% said they were thinking about doing the same thing.

We'll be discussing ways to test and monitor your wireless network utilizing free computer security software, and how to make your own network security tool kit, in the coming months.