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Information is everywhere

In 2012, on a CNBC Squawk Box segment called The Pulse of Silicon Valley the host Joe Kernan asked Ann Wimbled, an investor and senior partner at Hummer-Winbad, "What is the next real big thing?" Her response was, "Data is the new oil". While Ann Wimbled made this statement because of the breakthroughs in big data and artificial intelligence, it is also true in the information security space. Data is everywhere, and the majority of people post, comment, and share personal information everyday without knowing who might be watching. It doesn't matter if it's a picture of a meal, information on their favorite soccer team, their relationship status, or how they feel at that very moment. It's all shared on social and ...