When Testing Systems, Don’t Use Real Data!

When more than $2 billion was withdrawn from consumer bank accounts without authorization, the AGs took notice. The root cause? A payment processor’s use of real customer data instead of dummy data to test one of its payment products and faulty internal data security controls. In Episode 7, Meghan Stoppel and Emily Yu talk about why AGs are particularly concerned about this kind of consumer harm, and what companies can do to prevent this kind of scrutiny.