Using real cases of past data breaches allows researchers to get a better understanding of the nature of data breaches and how they happen. Using real data of cases allows researchers to get understand what factors allow someone to be susceptible to a data breach. For example, the website has an article about how technology is only increasing as time goes by and brings up the point that people aren’t always prepared for the new changes and can be susceptible to data breaches. Real life data can show research what caused it and also see what can be done in the future to prevent the next data breach from happening.