Heartbleed. Shellshock. Backoff. These aren’t titles to the latest Halloween thriller, but for those who know, they’re scary enough to be. 2014 has been a terrifying year for security. With attacks on Retail, eCommerce, Healthcare, Finance and even non-profits, no one is safe, and it feels like we are falling into our own digital version of World War Z. Security breaches are coming, and they want blood.
Here Comes the Slasher
In January of this year, officials arrested a data thief who stole the names, numbers, addresses and other private data of over 20 million people from three major South Korean credit firms,