As of January 2025, the most significant data privacy violation fine worldwide was for social media giant Meta. In May 2023, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) of Ireland decided to fine the company with 1.2 billion euros or 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. The Chinese vehicle-for rent company Didi Global ranked second. In July 2022, China's data privacy regulator fined the company 8.026 billion Chinese yuan, or 1.19 billion U.S. dollars. The 2021 Amazon fine issued by Luxembourg's data privacy regulation authorities was 877 million U.S. dollars and was the third-biggest data breach fine as of the measured month. The 2019 fine of 575 million U.S. dollars to Equifax followed. In this incident, because of unpatched vulnerabilities, nearly 150 million people were affected, which caused the American consumer credit reporting agency to pay at least 575 million U.S. dollars.

As of 2024, the average cost of a data breach in the United States amounted to **** million U.S. dollars, down from **** million U.S. dollars in the previous year. The global average cost per data breach was **** million U.S. dollars in 2024. Cost of a data breach in different countries worldwide Data breaches impose a big threat for organizations globally. The monetary damage caused by data breaches has increased in many markets in the past decade. In 2023, Canada followed the U.S. by data breach costs, with an average of **** million U.S. dollars. Since 2019, the average monetary damage caused by loss of sensitive information in Canada has increased notably. In the United Kingdom, the average cost of a data breach in 2024 amounted to around **** million U.S. dollars, while in Germany it stood at **** million U.S. dollars. The cost of data breach by industry and segment Data breach costs vary depending on the industry and segment. For the fourth consecutive year, the global healthcare sector registered the highest costs of data breach, which in 2024 amounted to about **** million U.S. dollars. Financial institutions ranked second, with an average cost of *** million U.S. dollars for a data breach. Detection and escalation was the costliest segment in data breaches worldwide, with **** U.S. dollars on average. The cost for lost business ranked second, while response following a breach came across as the third-costliest segment.

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.

The datasert contains year-, state- and city-wise historiclally compiled data on the number of cyber crimes committed in violation of Indian Penal Code (IPC) in Indian cities with over one million population. The different types of cyber crimes covered in the dataset include Abetment of Suicide - Online, Cyber Stalking or Bullying of Women or Children, Data theft, Cheating, Forgery, Defamation or Morphing (IPC r/w Indecent Representation of Women Act), Fake Profile (IPC r/w SLL), Counterfeiting, Cyber Blackmailing or Threatening, Fake News on Social Media, Other Offences (r/w IT Act), Fabrication of False Evidence/Destruction of Electronic Records for, Evidence, Offences By or Against Public Servant, False Electronic Evidence, Destruction of Electronic Evidence, Crimes of Property or Mark such as Counterfeiting, Tampering, Currency or Stamps, Crimes of Fraud such as Crimes related to Credit or Debit Card, Any Time Machines (ATMs), Online Banking Fraud, OTP Frauds, Crimes of Criminal Breach of Trust or Fraud such as crimes of Credit or Debit card, Crimes of Counterfeiting of Currecy, Stamps and Tampering, etc.

The Harm caused by crime measure reorganises the person based victim reports by principal offence type into an alternate view that is categorised by a high, medium of low harm classification. Not all offence types included in the CSA offence classification are included in the Harm caused by crime measure. The harm caused measure is designed to allow the user to explore offence types and the different harm classifications at the state and local government area levels. \r \r Please note that movements in recorded crime data may be impacted by changes in legislation and operational police practice.\r \r From March 2020 to December 2021 Victoria responded to the global COVID-19 pandemic through a range of health responses that included periods of restrictions on people’s movements and daily activities. The health response was supported by the use of offences codes relating to breaches of Chief Health Officer (CHO) Directions the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. The restrictions on movement and introduction of breaches of CHO directions had a flow on effect for Victorian recorded crime, and this differed by crime type.

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Market Dynamics

Key drivers

The increasing number of cyber-attacks globally is favoring market growth

Strong security solutions are in more demand as a result of the growing anxiety that cyber assaults are causing among both individuals and enterprises. Any hostile action directed towards computer networks, infrastructures, personal computers, smartphones, or computer information systems is called a cyberattack. Because of this and the need for more stringent security and regulatory compliance, the information security consulting industry is growing quickly. For instance, according to McKinsey and company, cyberattacks are on track to cause $10.5 trillion a year in damage by 2025. That’s a 300 percent increase from 2015 levels. To protect against the onslaught, organizations around the world spent around $150 billion on cybersecurity in 2021, and this sum is growing by 12.4 percent a year. In all industries combined, the average cost of a single data breach as of 2022 was approximately 4.35 million US dollars. The healthcare industry was shown to be the most expensive for this, with each leak estimated to have cost the impacted party a whopping 10.1 million dollars. The segment on finances was closely followed. The Cam4 data breach in March 2020, which revealed over 10 billion data records, was the largest known data leak as of January 2024. The Yahoo data breach, which happened in 2013, is currently the second-largest data breach in history. To compact these increasing data breaches and cybercrimes, many company solutions have been in development and adopted. Cloud migration will remain a key component of many organizations' technological agendas. For this reason, cloud providers must be able to safeguard both standard and customized cloud configurations. Furthermore, there is a sharp rise in the demand for cyber security in the fields of healthcare, banking and financial services, aviation, and automobiles. Some of the main factors driving the demand for technologically advanced information security solutions among businesses are the emergence of IoT and connected technologies, the quick adoption of smartphones for digital payments, and the use of unsecured networks for accessing organizational servers. Therefore, the market is expected to grow significantly in the coming years.

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The rise in the number of regulations and developments has favoured the market growth

As cyber risks continue to grow, information security has become a key concern for both individuals and enterprises. The laws and regulatory requirements that are propelling the information security market's expansion are intended to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and shield private information from nefarious individuals. For instance, The United States government enacted two cybersecurity laws into law in June 2022. The first bill, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2022, aims to improve cooperation between state, territorial, local, and tribal governments as well as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). It is anticipated that these important actions will boost the i...

The study focused on the question of how people in Germany perceive the general security situation in the country and how secure they personally feel - during the day or at night in different places. In addition, it was also intended to find out to what extent people regard guaranteeing security as an exclusive responsibility of the state and its security organs, or whether they also see it as a task of each individual to protect themselves as far as possible from criminal offences. One particular area of interest was the relationship between security and freedom. On the one hand, the aim was to find out which value is more important to people in cases of doubt. On the other hand, it was to be measured which restrictions of their freedom citizens would accept in principle in order to obtain more security in return and which would not. Finally, measures already adopted and possible measures of the state to protect citizens from crime and violence were tested for their approval. The study consists of a quantitative and a qualitative part. The present data set refers to the quantitative part.

For the quantitative part of the study, a representative population survey of 1,500 persons was conducted as an independent survey using a standardized questionnaire and computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI). The basic population was the German-speaking population in Germany aged 16 and over living in private households. The sample was drawn in a two-stage procedure. This involved both a random household selection and a random selection of a person living in this household. The survey was conducted using the dual-frame method. The first 1,200 nationwide interviews were conducted on a 60:40 ratio of fixed-link/mobile numbers. The remaining 300 cases were generated by a disproportionate increase in the number of fixed-link numbers that can be assigned to regions. The data set contains a weighting factor with which the results of the survey can be weighted according to age, gender and education.

Topics: Perception of safety: assessment of internal security in Germany; changes in the general security situation over the last ten years; general perception of security in the personal environment; changes in personal perception of security.

Residential area: description of the residential area; assessment of the residential area by other people; rather rural or rather urban residential area; house or apartment.

Attitudes: assessment of the relationship between the values of freedom and security (in case of doubt, freedom is more important than security versus security is more important than freedom); responsibility for the security of citizens against various crimes: each citizen himself versus the state; willingness to accept various measures that would restrict freedom for the sake of security (e.g. longer waiting times due to stricter controls at airports, nationwide video surveillance in public spaces, etc.); general trust in persons.

Experiences: personal sense of security in certain places and at certain times of the day; personal experience or experience in the social environment with various crimes and offences.

Expectations of politicians: assessment of various measures taken by the federal government to increase internal security as sensible or exaggerated (e.g. thousands of new positions with federal security agencies, shackle for dangerous persons, etc.); trust in institutions of the constitutional state (police, Office for the Protection of the Constitution, public prosecutor´s office, courts); assessment of possible political measures to protect citizens from crime as sensible or exaggerated (e.g. increasing the police presence in streets and squares).

Demography: sex; age; highest level of education; marital status; employment; occupational status; migration background; party preference; religious community/ denomination; household size; net household income (categorized); willingness to re-interview (online group discussion).

Additionally coded: respondent ID; city size; region east/west; state; weighting factor.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal statute requiring colleges and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose campus crime statistics and security information. The U.S. Department of Education conducts reviews to evaluate an institution's compliance with the Clery Act requirements. A review may be initiated when a complaint is received, a media event raises certain concerns, the school's independent audit identifies serious noncompliance, or through a review selection process that may also coincide with state reviews performed by the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Service (CJIS) Audit Unit. Once a review is completed, the Department issues a Final Program Review Determination. Although regular program reviews may contain Clery Act findings, this page includes only those program reviews that were focused exclusively on the Clery Act.

This database automatically includes metadata, the source of which is the GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA STATISTICAL USE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA and corresponding to the source database entitled ‘Ministers [known perpetrators] who have been subject to an educational measure or a penalty by sex, criminal offence and security measure, Slovenia, 2006-2013’.

Actual data are available in Px-Axis format (.px). With additional links, you can access the source portal page for viewing and selecting data, as well as the PX-Win program, which can be downloaded free of charge. Both allow you to select data for display, change the format of the printout, and store it in different formats, as well as view and print tables of unlimited size, as well as some basic statistical analyses and graphics.

Alcobendas City Council. Actions of the Local Police for criminal offences against the property with indication of the reason for the action, since 2013

The Harm caused by crime measure reorganises the person based victim reports by principal offence type into an alternate view that is categorised by a high, medium of low harm classification. Not all offence types included in the CSA offence classification are included in the Harm caused by crime measure. The harm caused measure is designed to allow the user to explore offence types and the different harm classifications at the state and local government area levels. Please note that movements in recorded crime data may be impacted by changes in legislation and operational police practice. From March 2020 to December 2021 Victoria responded to the global COVID-19 pandemic through a range of health responses that included periods of restrictions on people’s movements and daily activities. The health response was supported by the use of offences codes relating to breaches of Chief Health Officer (CHO) Directions the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. The restrictions on movement and introduction of breaches of CHO directions had a flow on effect for Victorian recorded crime, and this differed by crime type.

This is a current list of approved security guard schools. The Security Guard Act of 1992 requires registration and training of security guards in New York State. The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) approves the private security training schools and provides administrative oversight for mandated security training.

The Department of Justice Canada (Justice Canada) conducted broad-based consultations on potential reforms to the Security of Information Act (SOIA), Criminal Code and Canada Evidence Act (CEA) aimed at strengthening Canada’s toolbox to respond to foreign interference (FI). The consultation process consisted of an online consultation that solicited feedback from the general public, as well as a series of roundtable discussions with Provincial, Territorial and Indigenous partners, various stakeholders representing diverse communities across Canada, members of the legal profession, academia, civil society organizations, and industry. There is overall support for the new proposed FI offences under the SOIA and a strengthened maximum penalty for preparatory acts in the SOIA and its expanded application to other SOIA offences; and a modernized sabotage offence under the Criminal Code. There was mixed feedback on proposed amendments relating to how national security information is protected and used in criminal proceedings, with some general commentary that processes need to be streamlined, including to avoid undue delays in judicial proceedings. Beyond legislative reforms, Justice Canada heard the call for the Government to better engage and communicate with the public on FI, notably with diverse communities across Canada.

The survey studied Finnish public opinion on the role and services of the police, feelings about safety and security, fear of crime, experiences of crime, and trust in the national institutions in crime prevention. First, the respondents were asked how important certain bodies (e.g. the Church, the Customs, schools, the Defence Forces) were to crime prevention and to improving the safety of their neighbourhood. Opinions on the extent to which the police force can prevent civil disorder and maintain safety were charted as well as whether the respondents had experiences of international crime. The respondents were asked how important certain things were in terms of maintaining public order and safety by the police, for instance, that the employment situation would improve, people suffering from substance abuse would receive treatment, prostitution would be prohibited and that the police would adopt zero-tolerance towards law-breaking. Views were probed on which tasks of the police were important. One theme examined the ways and means of improving road safety. Sense of security and fear of crime were studied by asking how worried the respondents were about certain things (e.g. assaults, housebreaking, drink driving, sexual harassment, Internet data security). Some questions focused on how safe the respondents felt at home during the day, in the city centre after dark, in their neighbourhood late at night, etc. The respondents were asked whether they themselves had become victims of certain crimes, whether they had notified the police, and if not, why. Further questions surveyed whether the respondents had been eyewitnesses to any crimes (e.g. burglaries or car theft) or witnesses/complainants in a criminal procedure, and whether they had experienced a threat or pressure from somebody subjected to a criminal procedure. In addition, measures taken by the respondents to reduce the risk of crime (e.g. using a security alarm system or avoiding the city centre after dark) were charted. Opinions on the accessibility and visibility of the police were examined by asking what the distance was from the respondent's home to the nearest police station, how long they thought it would take for the police to respond to an emergency, and whether the respondents had used the online services of the police. The quality of police services were assessed with questions about the last time the respondents had contacted the police, reasons for doing so, and how they had been treated. The respondents also rated how well the police had succeeded in solving crimes, preventing crime, providing help quickly, etc. Opinions on the attitude of the police towards people from different ethnic backgrounds were studied. The survey also charted opinions on the development of the services provided by the police as well as trust in various institutions, such as the police, emergency and protective services, private security guards, the Border Guard, courts, the Customs, and the Defence Forces. Opinions on the likelihood of police corruption were surveyed. In conclusion, the respondents were asked how long they had lived in their municipality of residence, how often they travelled abroad, and what means of transport they used in the population centre of their municipality and other municipalities in the evening or at night. Background variables included, for instance, the respondent's gender, age group, economic activity and occupational status, level of education, mother tongue, Internet use, household composition, number of children living in the household, gross annual household income, type of neighbourhood, and municipality and region (NUTS2 and NUTS3) of residence.

Police-reported cybercrime, by cyber-related violation (homicide, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, luring a child via a computer, voyeurism, non-consensual distribution of intimate images, extortion, criminal harassment, indecent/harassing communications, uttering threats, fraud, identity theft, identity fraud, mischief, fail to comply with order, indecent acts, child pornography, making or distribution of child pornography, public morals, breach of probation), Canada (selected police services), 2014 to 2024.

This act governs provision of protective services to witnesses and persons associated with witnesses who may be at risk of harm because of the witnesses’ involvement in the prosecution of criminal offences.

As of February 2024, the global average cost per data breach amounted to **** million U.S. dollars, an increase from **** million U.S. dollars in the previous year. The average cost of a data breach varied across sectors, with the highest average cost in the healthcare industry.

United States Digital Forensics Market size was valued at USD 6.80 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 12.30 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 12.92% during the forecast period 2024-2031.

United States Digital Forensics Market Drivers

The market drivers for the United States Digital Forensics Market can be influenced by various factors. These may include:

Growing Cybercrime Incidents: The need for digital forensics has grown dramatically in response to the surge in cybercrime, which includes financial fraud, identity theft, and hacking. Organizations and law enforcement agencies require cutting-edge digital forensic solutions to analyze and mitigate cyber threats as they grow in sophistication.

General Data Protection Regulation: Organizations must implement strong digital forensics practices to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with stringent regulations and standards, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and various data breach notification laws.

Technological Developments: Digital forensics technologies are becoming more capable due to the rapid breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and blockchain. Digital evidence can now be analyzed more accurately and efficiently thanks to these technologies.

Growing Adoption of Cloud Computing: As more businesses shift their data to cloud environments, there is an increasing demand for digital forensics tools and methods tailored specifically for the cloud. To meet the difficulties of looking into occurrences in cloud-based infrastructures, digital forensics must change.

Growth in Digital Devices and Data Volumes: The number of digital devices, including tablets, smartphones, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, has increased dramatically, resulting in a huge growth in the amount of digital data. The enormous volumes of data generated by this expansion require sophisticated digital forensics solutions for management and analysis.

Increasing Awareness and Investment in Cybersecurity: Organizations are investing more in cybersecurity measures, such as digital forensics, as businesses become more conscious of the possible financial and reputational harm brought on by cyber incidents. This proactive strategy aids in the early identification and mitigation of cyberthreats.

Government and Law Enforcement Support: For criminal investigations, national security, and intelligence operations, government agencies and law enforcement organizations are depending more and more on digital forensics. The market for advanced forensic instruments and services is increased by this assistance.

Integration of Digital Forensics with Other Security Solutions: Improving the overall security posture and propelling market growth are the results of integrating digital forensics with other cybersecurity solutions, including incident response, threat intelligence, and security information and event management (SIEM) systems.

Insider Threats and Corporate Espionage: Businesses are very concerned about the possibility of insider assaults and corporate espionage. By assisting in the identification and investigation of these risks, digital forensics propels the industry.

The rise of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) guidelines: The growing use of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) regulations in the workplace presents new security risks. In order to guarantee the protection of company data on personal devices, digital forensics is essential.

NCRB functions as the repository of information on crime and criminals so as to assist the investigators in linking crime to the perpetrators. Subsequently, NCRB was entrusted with the responsibility for monitoring, coordinating and implementing the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS). NCRB also compiles and publishes National Crime Statistics i.e. Crime in India, Accidental Deaths & Suicides and also Prison Statistics. These publications serve as principal reference point by policy makers, police, criminologists, researchers and media, both in India and abroad. NCRB has been conferred with Silver award during Digital India Awards 2016 under Open Data Championship category from the Government of India for uploading Crime Statistics since 1953 on Govt. Portal.This layer shows Economic Offences (State/UT‐wise & Crimehead‐wise) in 2022, which was published by the Bureau on their website. Following related attributes are available with this data layer:Criminal Breach of Trust (Section 406 to 409 IPC)Counterfeiting (Sections 231-243, 255 & 489A to 489E IPC)Forgery, Cheating & Fraud (Sections 420, 465, 468, 471, 231-243, 255 and 489A to 489E IPC)Total Economic Offences in 2022Source: https://www.ncrb.gov.in/uploads/nationalcrimerecordsbureau/custom/psiyearwise2022/1701613297PSI2022ason01122023.pdf TABLE 8A.1 / 737This map layer is offered by Esri India, for ArcGIS Online subscribers. If you have any question or comments, please let us know via content@esri.in.

The number of criminal offenses recorded in Germany fluctuated during the specified period. In 2023, around 5.94 million crimes were registered, compared to 6.33 million in 2015. The data are based on police criminal statistics, which are compiled by the Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt). The statistics include all criminal offenses known to the police, as well as attempts to commit a crime. Not included are minor breaches of the law, crimes against the state and traffic offenses.