What 2018 taught businesses about data protectionAround this time last year, commentators across the industry predicted that 2018 was going to be the year of data protection, and it was. Even halfway through the year, we had seen a number of high profile data breaches and the publics awareness of the value and vulnerability of their sensitive data skyrocketed.For cybercriminals, the landscape improved, as with just R18,000 worth of cryptocurrency, the black market offered them the capability to scale the digital perimeter of practically any target they chose.