Breaches do not just die. 2015’s biggest cases showed us that data breaches do not end with their respective public disclosures. Just because the causes of compromise have been spotted and acknowledged does not mean the damage is done. Data was stolen. Networks were infiltrated and monitored. That kind of information, in the wrong hands, could be disastrous for any organization seeking to protect their customers and prevent any form of monetary loss or legal repercussion. Ashley Madison and the Hacking Team learned this the hard way when attackers and cybercriminals were able to utilize their data in further attacks.