Cyber attacks and data breaches continue to wreak financial havoc for organizations around the globe. The grim news is that online attacks are only going to become more numerous and more sophisticated in the future. Says Ponemon Institute in a recent research report, 2014: A Year of Mega Breaches, 2014 saw a series of mega security breaches and attacks that resulted in the exposure and theft of literally millions of customer and employee credit and debit card numbers and personal data. "2015 is predicted to be as bad or worse as more sensitive and confidential information and transactions are moved to the digital space and become vulnerable to attack," says the report.
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