What companies are doing to stop data breaches—not just react to them

Data breaches have affected our lives on multiple levels, from breaches of social apps like Ashley Madison, to breaches of retail stores like Target, to breaches of the companies we’ve historically trusted to keep our most personal information safe, like Equifax. Each of these hacks, upon being revealed, had a ripple effect on our economy and personal lives, hitting the stock market and forcing us to pay closer attention to how our personal information is being used, stored, and collected