As described in several recent articles, data breaches were a pressing issue throughout 2014. This problem will likely escalate in 2015:
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“Breach Level Index Finds Data Breaches Increased 49 Percent [in 2013, as compared to 2014]” from Hospitality Technology
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“At least 1 billion records exposed following numerous data breaches in 2014” from Business Standard
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“Nearly 1 billion records were compromised by data breaches in 2014” from The Verge
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“Study: Global Data Breaches Soared 49 Percent Last Year” from Money News
And as more and more issues and lawsuits emerge following the recent Anthem breach, at least several large corporations seem to be responding accordingly:
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“Visa, MasterCard will shell out millions to beef up cyber defenses” from Fortune
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“Visa, MasterCard Working On Security Improvements To Make Data Breaches Suck Less” from Consumerist
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“Visa to track smartphones to spot fraud” from the Associated Press
