The rising threat of data breaches from computer hackers and shifty companies is a constant fear for those who have connected themselves to the internet – which should be the majority of the citizens in the United States. There comes a fear that our data can be hacked by a foreign military, similar to what happened to Sony after they released the trailer for “The Interview”. Companies are another issue: we give them sensitive data for payment plans and they should be liable for the data at hand. They should keep our information protected and it should not be released to anyone except for the individual it pertains to. The best way to understand Cyber Security issues is to look at major threats that have affected us in the past. The Yahoo! cyber attack had all 3 billion of their users’ data breached, from passwords to names, and even encrypted data being leaked. What we know from this attack is that the US Government accused three Russians and one Canadian of hacking the networks w...