2014 will go down in history as one of the worst years of cybersecurity ever. The breaches at Target, Home Depot, and Bebe Stores have compromised the credit info for millions of consumers. U.S. Congress got fed up over the prolonged response to a data breach in the United States Postal Service. Then we top the year off with the ever-revealing Sony Pictures hack. Why is it that cybersecurity innovations and solutions are being created daily, but we’ve had some of the worst breaches ever this year?
Well, it all comes down to human error. The majority of these breaches didn’t regularly update or upgrade their cybersecurity and neglected it, making it ripe for the picking. There’s also the fact that many of the companies don’t encrypt or regularly change their passwords, which can allow others access to their networks. Bottom line isn’t that technology needs to get better: we need to be better with technology. For more on cybersecurity in 2014, please click here:: Did computer security get better or worse in 2014? Have your say…
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