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The average total cost of a data breach declined, but costs increased for many organizations
Data breaches cost companies $3.86 million per breach on average, and compromised employee accounts are the most expensive root cause. Based on in-depth analysis of data …
Organizations with poor privacy practices 80% more likely to suffer data breach
There’s a predictive relationship between responsible privacy practices and security outcomes, according to Osano. Companies with inadequate data privacy practices are …
Human error: Understand the mistakes that weaken cybersecurity
43% of US and UK employees have made mistakes resulting in cybersecurity repercussions for themselves or their company, according to a Tessian report. With human error being a …
Most global brands fail to implement security controls to prevent data leakage and theft
The global pandemic has seen the web take center stage. Banking, retail and other industries have seen large spikes in web traffic, and this trend is expected to become …
New threat environment elements and global attack trends
There has been an increase in both cyberattack volume and breaches during the past 12 months in the U.S. This has prompted increased investment in cyber defense, with U.S. …
2020: The year of increased attack sophistication
There was an increase in both cyberattack volume and breaches during the past 12 months in the U.S. This has prompted increased investment in cyber defense, with U.S. …
70% of organizations experienced a public cloud security incident in the last year
70% of organizations experienced a public cloud security incident in the last year – including ransomware and other malware (50%), exposed data (29%), compromised accounts …
MongoDB is subject to continual attacks when exposed to the internet
On average, an exposed Mongo database is breached within 13 hours of being connected to the internet. The fastest breach recorded was carried out 9 minutes after the database …
Ransomware attacks are increasing, do you have an emergency plan in place?
39% of organizations either have no ransomware emergency plan in place or are not aware if one exists. This is despite more ransomware attacks being recorded in the past 12 …
Study of global hackers and the economics of security research
Human ingenuity supported by actionable intelligence were found to be critical ingredients to maintaining a resilient infrastructure, Bugcrowd reveals. In fact, 78% of hackers …
Cybercriminals exposed 5 billion records in 2019, costing U.S. organizations over $1.2 trillion
Cybercriminals exposed over 5 billion records in 2019, costing over $1.2 trillion to U.S. organizations, according to ForgeRock. Coupled with breaches in 2018 costing over …
Most companies suffered a cloud data breach in the past 18 months
Nearly 80% of the companies had experienced at least one cloud data breach in the past 18 months, and 43% reported 10 or more breaches, a new Ermetic survey reveals. According …
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