All of us in the security industry realize that we face a virtually insurmountable task to ensure that the data belonging to our organizations and customers is kept safe and secure. If you step back and think about it, the list of potential perpetrators is daunting in scope. It includes cybercriminals, hacktivists, foreign governments, and both malicious and negligent insiders. Not only are they persistent, but they also work together like a well-oiled college basketball team determined to cut down the nets — except cybercriminals are working toward the singular goal of gaining illegal access to data.