
For companies like Equifax [EFX] to take massive breaches of personal data more seriously, Congress might consider implementing similar penalties to those paid by oil companies following spills, according to two former national security officials.Former CIA and National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden and former White House National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counterterrorism Richard Clarke argue a lack of governance and governmental pressure led to Equifax succumbing to a hack of over 145 million citizens’ personal data.“Companies like…