Home Depot is one of America's largest retailers, and last week its computer systems were breached by hackers, who managed to steal data on no less than 56 million customer credit cards, plus 56 million email addresses . Access to the systems was reportedly gained due to a vulnerability in the Windows operating system that allowed hackers to access data on Home Depot's servers as if they were administrators of the retailer's internal network, with Microsoft releasing a patch to fix operating system problems.
Once inside Home Depot's systems after gaining credentials from the outside vendor, the hackers were able to jump the barriers between a peripheral third-party vendor system and the company's more secure main computer network by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system , the people briefed on the investigation said,
After exploiting the operating system Windows, the retailer's network administrators made the decision to buy Macs and iPhones for Home Depot managers, all in a somewhat belated attempt to provide security for their data. This decision reveals the importance of Apple's products in terms of data security and how they are viewed by people who manage important information. Of course, everything was done without Apple being officially involved in this problem, but the image of the Windows operating system is definitely seriously affected.
What do you think about this change made by the administrators of the Home Depot network?
