Why identity protection is the next phase in security
Talk to any security expert, and sooner or later the line "It's not a case of if you are hacked, but when" will be trotted out. It's a good line because it is true and demonstrates how perimeter-style security has fallen by the wayside.
But consider the implicit implications of everyone eventually being breached, not as a sysadmin or security specialist, but as a user of services, and you will realise what it means for your personal information.
Whether today, tomorrow, or next year, eventually the personal information you have handed over to third parties is going to find its way online, and there is not a thing you can do to stop it.
