The security breach at U.S. retailer Target in December has been the subject of intense scrutiny and speculation over the course of the last month.
Few details were made public when Target first admitted to the security breach on Dec. 19, 2013. This month, little by little, scraps of information have emerged, including the disclosure that some form of point-of-sale (POS) malware, identified as a RAM scraper, was involved.
Over the course of this month, there have been multiple reports and claims about the Target breach from security vendors and experts—what can people do? What should Target have done? Do we need more secure credit cards?
The simple truth is that Target should not have been breached by any one technology failure or vulnerability. Security in the modern world should never just be one thing, and it is not defined by any single vendor, product or technology.
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How the Target Breach Happened
Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.