Equifax’s security chief had some big problems. Being a music major wasn’t one of them.

On Friday, Equifax chief security officer

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Susan Mauldin stepped down from her post amid widespread criticism that her company didn't do enough to prevent its massive data breach.

Internet sleuths dutifully began digging into Mauldin's past — and uncovered what seemed like the perfect fuel for the raging firestorm of public outrage. It turned out that Mauldin, the top executive handling cybersecurity at Equifax, didn't have much formal training in technology. She had studied music composition at the University of Georgia.

This was the smoking gun that to some proved Mauldin's obvious unfitness for the job. With a bachelor of arts and a master's of fine arts, Mauldin's record betrayed a “lack of educational qualifications” for her job, according to a columnist writing for MarketWatch. Other outlets seized on the point and ran with it. “Equifax Execs Resign; Security Head, Mauldin, Was Music Major,” read one headline from NBC News.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/09/19/equifaxs-top-security-exec-made-some-big-mistakes-studying-music-wasnt-one-of-them/?utm_term=.3f2ab0703694