As a security professional, I can attest that the lifeblood of any company is the sensitive data it processes. To be useful, this data needs to be connected to other applications; mashed-up with other data sources; and presented to a wide variety of mobile users, business owners, and API endpoints. Protecting this data is the charter of a company’s Information Security team and the responsibility of all employees who work there. It is this dichotomy of “access with restrictions” that makes data security so hard to master, creating risk and opportunity for every company. It’s no wonder that the cybersecurity startup market saw its highest level of funding in 2015: rising to $3.8 billion, representing 238% growth in 5 years.

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