9 of 10 data breaches preventable Verizon Business just released a four-year study that reveals that 9 out of 10 corporate data breaches could have been prevented, had appropriate security measures been taken.
Ugh. Again, corporate fatcats skimping on security while we get shafted by identity thieves from across the sea.
Attack methods vary around the world, Verizon found. Attacks from Asia, China and Vietnam in particular, often involve application exploits. Attacks from the Middle East involve site defacements. And attacks from Eastern Europe and Russia involve point-of-sale compromises.
Is there any way to build a border fence that extends into cyberspace?
