Data Breach Investigations Report

Can something good come from a data breach?

Verizon Business thinks you can learn a lot. Our Investigative response team analyzed thousands of data points from over 500 investigations around the world – including many never publicly reported. Here are just a few of our findings*:

• 87% of breaches could have been avoided with basic security measures.
• Two-thirds of the cases involved data that the organization did not know was present on the system.
• 39% of the breaches involved business partners.
• Breaches involving partners increased five-fold from 2004 to 2007.

Verizon Business Data Breach Investigations Report

The 2008 Verizon Business Data Breach Investigations Report offers an objective view of data breaches directly from the casebooks of our Investigative Response team. More than 230 million records compromised over the four year period are represented – including about a quarter of publicly disclosed data breaches.

	White Paper: Data Breach Investigations Report

View Webinars

View a replay of the June 19 webinar to hear an in-depth discussion of the report's findings. Speakers include Thomas Raschke, analyst, Forrester, and Dr Peter Tippett, vice president, Verizon Business.
Webinar: 2008 Data Breach Investigations Report

View a replay of the Forensic Roadshow webinar on June 19 in Paris, France. Bryan Sartin, director of investigative response, Verizon Business, reviews the latest trends and figures in cybercrime and provides intelligence to help organizations define a better risk model.
Webinar: Trends in Cybercrime

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Part I - Bryan Sartin, director of investigative response, Verizon Business, provides an overview of the 2008 Data Breach Investigations Report and describes the methodology used to compile the findings.
Podcast: 2008 Data Breach Investigations Report - Part I

Part II - Bryan Sartin summarizes key report findings and discusses actions enterprises can take to help prevent data breaches including several basic actions ranging from planning, implementation and monitoring that can reap big benefits.
Podcast: 2008 Data Breach Investigations Report - Part II

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* Based on publicly disclosed data breach information obtained from www.IDtheftcenter.com