Before I confess, I want to share a recent and valuable report from Verizon. Their 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report has a depth of valuable information that merits the attention of every practitioner.
The Summary of Findings includes these observations:
- 73% of breaches in the last year (of which Verizon is aware) were perpetrated by outsiders, while 28% involved internal actors
- 50% were carried out by organized criminal groups
- 12% involved actors identified as nation-state or state-affiliated
- 58% of the victims were small businesses
- 24% of breaches affected healthcare…
