Fraudsters are reaping more financial rewards for smaller attacks targeted at merchants. Financial services and entities connected to payments remain at the greatest risk, says Wade Baker. Verizon’s industry analysis reveals most breaches have monetary implications. The analysis includes industry snapshots compiled with data collected for the Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report. “Secure web applications, secure development and good coding practices are very important,” Baker says. “We see a lot of SQL injections with financial institutions,” he says. The analysis reviews approximately 1,600 international breach incidents from 2010 and 2011.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/tackling-merchant-breaches-a-5319