BrandPost: Data + Security = A Most Unvirtuous Relationship

Week after week, we’ve gotten used to news media reports about ever-more jaw-dropping data breaches. The breach at the credit reporting firm Equifax is just the latest, and so far highest-profile reminder that more than 5 million personal records are lost or stolen every day. Each breach costs companies on average $3.6 million. CEOs have lost their jobs and reputations, and CSOs wake up each morning dreading the news that personal customer data is in the