For the tenth time, the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) delves into the murky world of cybersecurity. It brings together the collective experience of 65 organizations to give you the full picture on cybercrime. 61% of the data breach victims in this year’s report are businesses with under 1,000 employees. 95% of phishing attacks that led to a breach were followed by some sort of software installation. While attackers are using new tactics and tricks, their overall strategies remain relatively unchanged. Understanding them is critical to knowing how to defend your organization from cyber-attacks

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