According to Verizon's 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report, most organizations don't know how to look for breaches because they don't really know how to monitor their data. Most data breaches could be prevented, if organizations did more to keep an eye on their databases, says Chris Novak, a member of Verizon's
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An overriding concern today for any business that collects customers’ personal information should be the security of that information. For the modern business, a data breach will mean bad publicity, loss of customers, and, perhaps, overwhelming costs. More>>
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