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2008 Data Breach Investigations Report - Verizon
The data breach report included below contains quantitative data that will be of interest to many of you. Verizon (formerly CyberTrust) is
one of six firms approved by Visa to respond in the event of a security incident and perform forensic investigations. Here is a brief excerpt:
"The "2008 Data Breach Investigations Report" spans four years and more than 500 forensic investigations involving 230 million records, and analyzes
hundreds of corporate breaches including three of the five largest ones ever reported. This first-of-its-kind study, conducted by Verizon Business
Security Solutions investigative experts, also found that 73 percent of breaches resulted from external sources versus 18 percent from insider threats,
and most breaches resulted from a combination of events rather than a single hack or intrusion."
The report contains five key findings and seven recommendations for enterprises.
Read more: http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/verizon-business-releases.html
Kind regards,
Gideon
Gideon T. Rasmussen
CISSP,
CISA,
CISM,
CIPP
Charlotte, NC
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Posted:
Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:06 pm
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