Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/16/2017 -- The world was shocked when Equifax announced that 143 million people's Social Security numbers were compromised, and everyone, including the leaders at Equifax, asked how did this happen? The reality is it happens a lot, even though we mostly hear about only the big breaches.

In a 2017 PwC survey, the interviewed more than 9,600 IT executives globally and found that 41% of them had experienced at least one security incident in the past year and 37% experienced financial loss because of the breach.

These figures should make it clear for all companies and their leaders that securing corporate data is a must, it is no longer just an option.

Leadership Beyond Borders, hosted by Kimberli Lewis, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberli-lewis-7a34053/ ,on the VoiceAmerica Business channel will explore this issue with a special episode "Cyber Security Tips from the Mind of a Hacker", October 17, 3pm Pacific Time and on demand after, https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2671/leadership-beyond-borders.

Host Kimberli Lewis, will be speaking with Dave Chronister, Founder & President, Parameter Security, https://www.parametersecurity.com, about Cyber security. Dave is a foremost expert in the field of cyber and information security and has consulted companies all over the world about their vulnerability to hackers, because Dave is a hacker. The show will air on October 17, 2017 at 3 pm Pacific Time and on demand thereafter.

Parameter Security is an ethical hacking firm that was born out of the need to better protect our businesses, government, health care, financial and educational institutions and various organizations globally from vicious hackers.

VoiceAmerica Host Kimberli Lewis is an international business consultant and leadership consultant based in Europe and the United States and will be interviewing Dave from the Search and Information Industry Association, www.siinda.com, Media Tech conference in Valencia, Spain.