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Thursday, July 3, 2008

2008 Data Breach Investigations Report















2008 Data Breach Investigations Report

Data breaches. You’ve gleaned all you can from the headlines; now you have access to information directly from the investigator’s casebook. The 2008 Data Breach Investigations Report draws from over 500 forensic engagements handled by the Verizon Business Investigative Response team over a four-year period. Tens of thousands of data points weave together the stories and statistics from compromise victims around the world. What valuable insights can your organization learn from them? Here is a sample of findings discussed in the report:

In a finding that may be surprising to some, most data
breaches investigated were caused by external sources.
Breaches attributed to insiders, though fewer in number, were
much larger than those caused by outsiders when they did
occur. As a reminder of risks inherent to the extended enterprise,
business partners were behind well over a third of breaches, a
number that rose five-fold over the time period of the study.


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