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GUEST ESSAY: Massive NPD breach tells us its high time to replace SSNs as an authenticator

The Last Watchdog

The NPD breach serves as a stark reminder of the critical importance of data security in today’s digital world, particularly in regulated industries such as financial services and healthcare. As it was, in the case of NPD the leaks came in spurts, with several types of data – much of it was erroneous.