[Infographic] 2013: The Cost Of Data Breaches (And Its More Than You Would Like to Believe)

infographic- cost of Data breaches

Data breaches in your system can be disastrous for your business and customers. When identifying information and financial details of your employees or clients is leaked or stolen it can severely damage your relationship with your audience and put your company assets at risk. Did you know that 78 percent of data breaches are rated as “low difficulty?” This means that hackers are easily able to steal access information or trick you into providing it to an outside source so they can raid your databases and further attack the privacy of your customers. It is important to protect your assets with the proper security measures and train your team on how to keep log in information and credentials secret. According to a recent study, 14 percent of breaches are perpetrated by insiders and 13 percent of cases involve privilege misuse and abuse. The following infographic breaks down various trends in data breaches to help you understand more.

[Infographic] Cost of Data Breach in 2013

Written by IT Creations, a company an independent wholesale distributor of high-end servers and components in Los Angeles.

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