As of 2024, the mean number of days to identify the data breaches was *** days, four percent less than in the previous year. The mean time companies needed to contain the breaches in 2024 was ** days. In comparison, in 2022, it took organizations *** days to identify and ** days to address the data breaches.

In 2024, the number of data compromises in the United States stood at 3,158 cases. Meanwhile, over 1.35 billion individuals were affected in the same year by data compromises, including data breaches, leakage, and exposure. While these are three different events, they have one thing in common. As a result of all three incidents, the sensitive data is accessed by an unauthorized threat actor. Industries most vulnerable to data breaches Some industry sectors usually see more significant cases of private data violations than others. This is determined by the type and volume of the personal information organizations of these sectors store. In 2024 the financial services, healthcare, and professional services were the three industry sectors that recorded most data breaches. Overall, the number of healthcare data breaches in some industry sectors in the United States has gradually increased within the past few years. However, some sectors saw decrease. Largest data exposures worldwide In 2020, an adult streaming website, CAM4, experienced a leakage of nearly 11 billion records. This, by far, is the most extensive reported data leakage. This case, though, is unique because cyber security researchers found the vulnerability before the cyber criminals. The second-largest data breach is the Yahoo data breach, dating back to 2013. The company first reported about one billion exposed records, then later, in 2017, came up with an updated number of leaked records, which was three billion. In March 2018, the third biggest data breach happened, involving India’s national identification database Aadhaar. As a result of this incident, over 1.1 billion records were exposed.

Between March 2022 and February 2024, the highest average cost of a data breach, nearly **** million U.S. dollars, was detected in the healthcare industry. The financial sector ranked second, with **** million U.S. dollars on average per breach. The global average data breach cost in the measured period was **** million U.S. dollars. Data breaches in the public sector cost relatively low, an average of **** million U.S. dollars during the measured period.

The Cyber Security Breaches Survey, 2023 (CSBS) was run to understand organisations' approaches and attitudes to cyber security, and to understand their experience of cyber security breaches. The aim of the survey was to support the Government by providing evidence that can inform policies which help to make Britain a safer place to do business online. Details of changes for the 2023 survey can be found in the Technical Annex documentation.

These surveys have been conducted annually since 2016 to understand the views of UK organisations on cyber security. Data are collected on topics including online use; attitudes of organisations to cyber security and awareness of Government initiatives; approaches to cyber security (including investment and processes); incidences and impact of a cyber security breach or attack; and how breaches are dealt with by the organisation. This information helps to inform Government policy towards organisations, including how best to target key messages to businesses and charities so that they are cyber secure (and so that the UK is the safest place in the world to do business online). The study is funded by the DSIT as part of the National Cyber Security Programme.

The underlying data are useful for researchers to better understand the response across a range of organisations and for wider comparability over time. The survey originally only covered businesses but was expanded to include charities from the 2018 survey onwards. From 2020, the survey includes a sample of education institutions (primary and secondary schools, further and higher education). Please note that the UK Data Service only holds data from 2018 onwards.

Further information and additional publications can be found on the GOV.UK Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023 webpage.

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For the second edition (August 2023), the data file has been updated to correct an error with the variable COUNTRY. In the earlier version, some non-charity data had been mistakenly mapped to a country in this variable, which refers to charities sampled only. These respondents have now been recoded as -1 (missing).

As of February 2024, the average cost of a data breach worldwide was about 4.88 million U.S. dollars. Of this total, 1.63 million U.S. dollars were the costs for detection and escalation, 1.47 million U.S. dollars were the costs of lost business, and 1.35 million U.S. dollars were post-breach response costs.

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The Insider Threat Management (ITM) Tool market is rapidly evolving as organizations increasingly recognize the necessity of safeguarding their sensitive data from internal threats. As incidents of data breaches perpetrated by insiders continue to rise, ITM tools have emerged as vital solutions designed to detect, m

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The Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP) market is a critical segment of the cybersecurity landscape, focused on protecting sensitive information communicated through email. As organizations increasingly rely on email for internal and external communications, the risk of data breaches and inadvertent data loss rises sig

Between November 2021 and October 2022, 67 percent of compromised information in small and medium-sized businesses were compromised credentials. Furthermore, over 40 percent of data compromised in large businesses was internal information, while 22 percent was system data.

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The Internet Security Firewall market is an essential component of the broader cybersecurity landscape, functioning as a critical barrier between internal networks and external threats. As organizations increasingly prioritize data protection due to the rise of cyberattacks and data breaches, firewalls play a pivota

This is information related to violence among the security accident statistics provided by the Living Safety Map (https://www.safemap.go.kr) operated by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and provides the number of violent incidents over the past three years collected through the National Police Agency. WMS information expresses the number of incidents by police station (police station, district office, police box) by dividing them into 5 levels, which can be distinguished through the legend. In addition, the security accident statistics are provided by applying the local government's own level rather than the actual number of incidents so that the number of incidents cannot be compared.

This is information related to theft from the safety accident statistics provided by the Living Safety Map (https://www.safemap.go.kr) operated by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and provides the number of thefts that occurred over the past three years collected through the National Police Agency. The WMS information expresses the number of occurrences by police station (police station, district office, police box) by dividing them into 5 levels, which can be distinguished through the legend. In addition, the safety accident statistics are provided by applying the local government's own level rather than the actual number of occurrences so that the number of occurrences cannot be compared.

This statistic shows the top ways in which organizations are altering their hiring strategy as a response to increasing demand for cyber security talent worldwide as of 2018. Around 51 percent of respondents from AON Hewitt's Global Cyber Security Talent Survey stated that their organization was using the hiring strategy "horizontal internal moves" in face of increased demand for cyber security talent.

The Zero Trust Security Protection Platform market is rapidly evolving, driven by the increasing demand for robust cybersecurity measures in an era where data breaches and cyber threats have become alarmingly common. Zero Trust principles advocate a "never trust, always verify" approach, ensuring that both internal

In 2023, when asked about responsibility for security testing in their organization, 46 percent of respondents worldwide stated that their internal security team was responsible for such testing. Developers and software engineers followed, mentioned by 45 percent of respondents. On the other hand, just under one-third of respondents used external consultants for conducting security testing in their organization in 2023.