Data Breach Report: Nowhere to hide from Cyber Crooks

Verizon’s latest data breach report tells us some bad news about data breach in the US

Verizon’s latest data breachreport states there’s nowhere to hide from cyber crooks;

And what better way to tell us bad news than with a fun and coloroful infograph? But seriously folks, lets talk about data breach for a second and how no one is really safe.

Cyber Security News

Verizon’s risk team has labeled data breaches – an ever-changing risk environment.

A look at the numbers suggest that 40% of breaches happen through Malware attacks, while 53% are caused by hacking or related theft; 13% of breaches occur from simple misuse (unsecured networks, poor passwords etc).

Unfortunately, certain organizations will always be a target no matter what: Government, health care providers, financial institutions to name a few. Our friends at LifeLock break it down with this nifty little info-graphic; please feel free to share or tweet this Data Breach Graphic by LifeLock:

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