The linked article is so overly dramatic that it was hard to read. It's an opinion piece written by a guy who's in the business of scaring people about identit

The linked article is so overly dramatic that it was hard to read. It's an opinion piece written by a guy who's in the business of scaring people about identity / data theft and such [1]. He's writing about a Reuters story [2] which itself is based on impressions of a yet-to-be-released SEC report. Sure, the large point about data security is valid, but don't bother reading this piece, just jump straight to the Reuters stories [2] or the Huffington Post summary [3]. 1: "Adam Levin is chairman and cofounder of Credit.com and Identity Theft 911." 2: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/net-us-sec-cyber-idUSBRE8A804P20121109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/net-us-sec-cyber-i... http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/16/sec-cyber-nyse-idUSL1E8MG95K20121116 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/16/sec-cyber-nyse-idU... - http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/sec-cyber-report-idUSL1E8M9CMI20121109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/sec-cyber-report-i... 3: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/sec-cyber-attacks_n_2096640.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/sec-cyber-attacks_n...