Whew! Thank goodness 2014 is over! Well, at least if you are considering the year’s security issues, attacks, leaks, and password issues . As a security and Windows Active Directory professional, I feel like I have earned the right and it is the appropriate time to say, “I told you so.” Let me put this into perspective, to prove my point. 2014 financial services firms – $20.8 million lost to breaches 2014 tech companies – $14.5 million lost to breaches 2014 communication providers – $12.7 million lost to breaches Ebay – 150 million user accounts compromised due to phishing attacks, users asked to change password immediately Home Depot – 56 million credit cards compromised US Post Office – 800,000 employees’ confidential data breached Unfortunately, there are many , many more that could be listed
