I know I have mentioned this before but, we should be under no illusion that our information is safe! Today I read Anthem had a data breach of more than 80 million records. Whoever was in charge of data security is now standing on the curb with a box full of office supplies and a last check. But if we went and looked at his emails to his superiors you would probably find that he had warned them about the issues and said they needed to spend more on the things that would make them safer. What nobody out there knows is that all information is at risk. How much a company spends on keeping data secure can be measured in a straight forward way. They will spend as little as possible to comply with any standards they are required to, plus 10% for possible damage a breach would cause to the company brand. I used to watch a co-worker at a previous job walk around with his face all scrunched up looking at reports of all the leaks and vulnerabilities we had. I am not sure he slept well at night because he knew just what a house of cards it all was. I am telling you this not to scare you or to trivialize it either. You need to know that the best defense you have is you. Every time you hear about one of these if you have an account with that company go change your password, and when you do sign up give as little information to them as you can. It won’t prevent it, but it can prevent it from being used against you.