I dislike this statement. A huge number of people in this industry do not have technical degrees, and are still quite cable. The CSO, not CTO, had a music degree. She worked at two banks and HP before Equifax. Implying or insinuating she didn't have technical skills isn't fair or appropriate. It makes a nice headline for media, but has no basis or grounding without additional research. Please don't speculate unless there is evidence.