By the Stats: A Security Breach May Impact Your Bottom Line

Consumers who’ve been notified that their personally identifiable information (PII) had been compromised are more than upset -- 59 percent of them either consider terminating or actually terminate their relationships with the offending corporations, according to a new consumer study sponsored by law firm White& Case. The survey, conducted by the respected privacy research organization Ponemon Institute, asked 10,000 adults what actions they took after their PII was mishandled: