Verizon’s 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report analyzes more than 1,300 data breaches investigated by Verizon and its partners in 2013. Web app attacks were to blame for 35 percent of those breaches, while only 14 percent were related to POS intrusions. POS breaches at major retailers have been in the spotlight in recent months. Verizon determined many POS breaches could have been prevented if organizations had taken basic steps to enhance security. Analyst Dave Ostertag: “If you have a presence on the Internet, you are a target””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/critical-steps-for-preventing-breaches-a-6885