More Data Breached in 2008 than in Previous Four Years Combined
It’s getting worse.
Redemtech notes an article on TechWeb about Verizon Business’ latest data breach study. The numbers? Scary.
Not surprising, but scary.
Interesting excerpt:
“In its 2009 Verizon Business Data Breach Investigations Report, Verizon Business Security Solutions analyzed 90 confirmed breaches that occurred in 2008, affecting 285 million compromised records. The company’s previous data breach report covered from 2004 through 2007, a period that saw 230 million compromised records.”
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