July 27, 2010, 11:07AM
Attacks Cost $3.8 Million on Average Per Year
Organizations are getting hit by at least one
successful attack per week, and the annualized cost to their bottom
lines from the attacks ranged from $1 million to $53 million per year,
according to a newly published benchmark study of 45 U.S. organizations
hit by data breaches. Read the full article. [Dark Reading]
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