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Welcome to DBD. On March 8th, DBD celebrated it's 5th anniversary and PRiSM celebrated it's 2nd anniversary. Little did I know when I started both of these ventures just how much an impact they would have on my life and I'd like to thank each and everyone of you who have supported me over the years, with a special thanks to those individuals who have kindly shared their knowledge with me, and continue to do so. Thanks again for your support. Stay safe. :)

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Sunday, 8 March 2020

Global Data Breaches - January 2020

January 2020 saw another 61 Data Breaches reported which accounted for 1.5 Billion Data Records reported compromised.

Although January's total amount of Data Breaches reported is down by over 32% from last month, the total amount of Data Records reported compromised was up by over 139% from last month.

The hardest hit sectors continue to be Education, Healthcare and the Public Sector, accounting for over 52% of total Data Breaches reported this year, and likewise the most breach types continue to be Cyber Attack, Internal Error and Ransomware, accounting for over 62% of total Data Breaches reported this year.

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Data Source: IT Governance.

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