The alternative is that many of the startups don't learn this in their own time, and they go on to become bigger, more successful companies who can set the tone and shift the market. Of course, if they're actually able to succeed by doing so, then that says something too. Although the trend of many data breaches certainly wouldn't decline in that case.
>Although the trend of many data breaches certainly wouldn't decline in that case.
Exactly. Successful and profitable are not mutually exclusive with "secure" or "well-architected". At least until those last two come to bite you later and start eating into your profits.
It should be a huge cautionary tale for any big organization that doesn't have good internal security, but unfortunately this isn't the first such case in history, and it almost certainly won't be the last.
But that doesn't mean there aren't other smart businesses out there.
$15M sounds like a rounding error for Sony. It sounds like a rounding error as well when compared to the cost of brand-name IT solutions when deployed in a company of Sony's size.
