There were more data breaches last year than any year on record, and that trend shows no signs of slowing down. First, it was Yahoo which recently announced that all 3 billion user accounts (not 1 billion like initially reported), were impacted by a data breach in 2013. Then, we saw data breaches and cyber attacks hit Uber, Saks Fifth Avenue, Equifax, and even city governments in 2017. Considering that the global average cost of a data breach is $3.62 million, according to the 2017 Ponemon Cost of Data Breach Study, it’s no surprise that demand for the latest cybersecurity skills is at an all-time high.
