Will the data breach problem ever be solved for good?

5 pointsjoseandresch3 comments

From this article, it seems the issue will stay for some years...

http://www.wired.com/insights/2015/02/the-root-of-the-security-problem/

It certainly seems to be accelerating. I think we'll reach a tipping point where everyone's personal information will have been stolen so many times that things like two factor authentication and biometrics will become a necessity.

2FA and other measures aren't really a guarantee of anything though. Users need to own and control their data if the problem is really to go away. There would have to be an entire paradigm shift in the way business is done, the available technologies, and the way in which programmers solve problems.

It will always be an issue. Users are ignorant, hackers are always a step ahead. And zero-exploits are happening every other day

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