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Big Data is a catch phrase that has taken over the media world during the last several years, but there are several questions that have cropped up recently that should give both people and investors pause. Tech firms have been caught up in the various investigations launched into NSA spying – telecomm, search, and social media have all been implicated to varying levels, but the message is universal. With so much information, and sometimes very personal information, available about people online, these data caches have become ripe targets for hackers. Whether funded by nation-states, criminal enterprises, or individuals, the problem is the same — valuable information is at risk.

An additional story that has been breaking, growing, and evolving is the issue of retailers being hacked for customer credit card information. While Target and Neiman Marcus have been two firms that have come forward with information related to data breaches, there are undoubtedly others that have also been impacted. Tens of millions of people, and their information, is potentially at risk.

Where there is risk, though, there is also opportunity. Some of the most well-known cyber security firms on the market are, of course, Norton and McAffee, but let us look at some of the other options available for investment.

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Some of the other data security firms

-VeriSign, Inc
-Fortinet, Inc.
-Sourcefire, Inc.
-Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
-Checkpoint Systems

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