Data breach report: 9 attack patterns describe 92% of 100,000 security incidents

Verizon released its 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) The report looks back at 1,367 confirmed data breaches and 63,437 security incidents from 2013. Nine types of attack patterns accounted for 92% of 100,000 incidents spanning the last 10 years. The U.S. was the largest victim of cyber-espionage in 2013, according to the report. Two out of three data breaches involved using stolen passwords or misused credentials. The report includes a graphic that maps industries to specific incident patterns to help businesses understand what threats they likely face.”]

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