BrandPost: Data security + IT asset disposition: Avoiding a costly breach

Last year, the average total cost of a data breach was $3.62 million – or $141 per lost or stolen record, according to Ponemon Institute. Many companies often focus their concern on potential fines. However, the largest financial impact comes from the cost of cleaning up after a data breach and the loss of customer confidence that results in reduced revenue. IDC forecasts that the global datasphere will grow ten-fold to 163 zettabytes (or a trillion gigabytes) by 2025. Our