"Due to the way that the industry uses SMS based verification codes, detection is not always a foolproof way of eliminating this type of attack. "

"Technology is adapting rapidly, but we need to move at the right pace. "

"They use cheap, automated, and widely available scanning and exploitation capabilities to amass massive troves of data. "

"This incident highlights the degree to which China continues to view industrial espionage. "

"Cybersecurity cannot be effectively managed with a one-time effort, but must be woven into the fabric of each organisation. "

"I don’t think firms should hide in anonymity, as there is so much help on offer when it comes to a cyberattack. "

"The first line of defense is no longer a network firewall – it’s now the end users. "

"A compromised employee account would not show up on traditional vulnerability assessments. "

"Such a breach as this is so easily avoidable and like with many incidents, was simply caused by human error rather than anything malicious. "

"In this case, Applause's provider didn't seem to make much of an effort to secure anything. "

"European courts are well aware of these ramifications and will likely remain reasonable and prudent when imposing fines. "

"Adversaries often focus their efforts on the largely unknown, too often unmonitored third-party code. "

"In the Dark Web, it’s fairly easy to acquire larger, and otherwise better lists of compromised and backdoored devices. "

"Telnet, one of the earliest remote login protocols, belongs in the museum of hilariously bad security issues alongside its cleartext twin FTP. "

"This is not just a security breach, but a breach of trust. "