Some 900 million consumer accounts will be impacted in 2014 and 2015 alone by data breaches, according to a survey by IT and outsourcing company Accenture. Data breaches have risen eight-fold in the past decade. By 2020, nearly half of consumers will own a connected IoT device, with strongest demand for home cameras and security, smartwatches and fitness devices. Annual Global Internet Protocol (IP) traffic will reach 1.6 zettabytes by 2018, an increase of almost 300 percent compared to 2013.”]

