Photo by: snow0810 Every time we blink another company is reporting that their system has been hacked and sensitive information like names, birth dates, social security numbers and credit card information has been compromised.
If you work in the entertainment industry you are well aware of the attack at Sony Pictures last November and probably have been paying attention to fallout that has ensued. What you might not have heard of yet is that on Feb. 5th Anthem Inc. the company that provides health insurance coverage to the majority of IATSE members. (IATSE: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees- the labor union which most film, television and entertainment industry employees belong to) reported that their database had been hacked and over 80 million people may have had their personal information stolen.
Like me, you are probably thinking ‘’What the $%#@%! First Target, then Home Depot, then Neiman Marcus, then Sony and now Anthem. How the heck are we supposed to keep our information secure if the mutli-million dollar companies can’t even do it?!?”
If you work in the entertainment industry you are well aware of the attack at Sony Pictures last November and probably have been paying attention to fallout that has ensued. What you might not have heard of yet is that on Feb. 5th Anthem Inc. the company that provides health insurance coverage to the majority of IATSE members. (IATSE: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees- the labor union which most film, television and entertainment industry employees belong to) reported that their database had been hacked and over 80 million people may have had their personal information stolen.
Like me, you are probably thinking ‘’What the $%#@%! First Target, then Home Depot, then Neiman Marcus, then Sony and now Anthem. How the heck are we supposed to keep our information secure if the mutli-million dollar companies can’t even do it?!?”