Security teams should brace for an unsettling and unprecedented year, says Terry Ray. Nearly 50% of data breaches over the past several years originated at the web application layer. Security teams need to rethink their security posture and the tools in their tech stack. Ray explains what they need to do to bolster their defenses and how to keep up with attacks. The number of cyber attacks and compromised records continues to grow despite increasing spending on cybersecurity, as businesses try to mitigate the financial and reputational damage a breach can cost.
Source: https://threatpost.com/billions-of-compromised-records-and-counting/166633/