The Christian Science Monitor Interviews Identiv CMO Phil Montgomery

By Bryan Cronan

The Christian Science Monitor interviewed Phil Montgomery, Identiv CMO, in an article on preventing large-scale security breaches in light of the recent attacks on Home Depot and Dairy Queen, “Home Depot faces possible data breach. How to protect your information.” Here is a highlight:

“The problem with security is that it is like insurance. It is something you have to invest in up front, and the attack may or may not happen,” said Phil Montgomery, executive vice president of Identiv, a security firm. “It’s hard for businesses to know that they should invest in security because of the uncertainty, but they are risking the confidence of consumers if breached, which is happening with regularity.”

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