Too Long; Didn't Read
Everyone knows that cyber security is a big problem and most of what we hear about in the media is just how big of a problem it truly is: the average cost of a breach is $4M (<a href="http://fortune.com/2016/06/15/data-breach-cost-study-ibm" target="_blank">http://fortune.com/2016/06/15/data-breach-cost-study-ibm</a>); the global economic impact of cyber crime is $450B (<a href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/07/cybercrime-costs-the-global-economy-450-billion-ceo.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/07/cybercrime-costs-the-global-economy-450-billion-ceo.html</a>); there were 4B data records stolen in 2016 alone (<a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hacking-in-america/more-4-billion-data-records-were-stolen-globally-2016-n714066" target="_blank">http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hacking-in-america/more-4-billion-data-records-were-stolen-globally-2016-n714066</a>). Those are definitely some big numbers! Now, rather than wringing our hands over the size of the problems and challenges, let’s spend a little time thinking about a solution.