ATLANTA, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax
(NYSE: EFX) and the World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity
are convening global experts to discuss cybersecurity at the
company's headquarters. The focus of the two-day workshop is for
leading academics, government and law enforcement officials, public
sector representatives, and security professionals to explore how
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to change the dynamics of
cybersecurity in the near future.
This workshop is part of the Future Series: Cybercrime
2025 project, and it is the first of a series of workshops
being organized by the Centre for Cybersecurity and its
partners. The project aims to increase understanding of the
cybersecurity threat and risk implications posed by emerging
technologies that are shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
"The cybersecurity challenges accelerating alongside the
burgeoning technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are
among the most urgent and crucial of our time," said Alois Zwinggi, Head of the Centre for
Cybersecurity. "The World Economic Forum and our partner Equifax
are convening global experts from academia and private- and
public-sector organizations to spearhead the multistakeholder
action needed globally to prevent the adversarial use of artificial
intelligence and other technologies."
"Hosting the World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity and
its partners is one way we are advancing how companies,
governments, and individuals protect their data," said Jamil Farshchi, Equifax Chief Information
Security Officer (CISO). "Through our partnership with the World
Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity, we are helping to create a
more secure digital future by sharing best practices and
identifying next-generation security threats."
Equifax has been on a journey to transform and is committed to
putting consumers first and safeguarding their information. As part
of that commitment, the company is spending an incremental
$1.25 billion from 2018 through 2020
to transform technology and security into industry-leading
capabilities.
An important part of that transformation is the company's
approach to cybersecurity. Specifically, Farshchi and the company
are focused on changing culture and technical capabilities to
increase the maturity of Equifax's security program. Since 2017,
Equifax has made changes including:
- Reorganizing its Senior Leadership team so the CISO reports
directly to the CEO;
- Bringing new leaders into the organization including a Chief
Privacy and Data Governance Officer and a global lead on Enterprise
Risk and Compliance;
- Opening a new, state-of-the-art facility called the Global
Fusion Center, which is Equifax's hub for security and fraud
detection and prevention;
- Adding a security goal to incentive compensation plans for all
bonus-eligible employees to underscore employees' collective
responsibility for security;
- Increasing the number of technical people in Equifax's security
operations and investing in advanced education for security
employees.
ABOUT EQUIFAX INC.
Equifax is a global data, analytics, and technology company and
believes knowledge drives progress. The Company blends unique data,
analytics, and technology with a passion for serving customers
globally, to create insights that power decisions to move people
forward. Headquartered in Atlanta,
Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe and the Asia
Pacific region. It is a member of Standard & Poor's
(S&P) 500® Index, and its common stock is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EFX. Equifax employs
approximately 11,000 employees worldwide. For more information,
visit Equifax.com and follow the company's news on Twitter and
LinkedIn.
CONTACT:
Wyatt Jefferies
(404) 885-8907
wyatt.jefferies@equifax.com
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