| According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, the number of reported data breaches for 2008 has already passed the amount that was reported for all of the year 2007. In 2007, the number of data breaches reported was 446. This number for 2008 has already surpassed the 450 mark.
The ITRC only reports on data breaches where more than 22 million records are exposed and in more than 40% of data breaches the number of records exposed is not fully disclosed. This means that the total number of records exposed from these data breaches is incomplete and can’t be used for any accurate research. |
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| Not only is the number of records exposed inaccurate, but the actual number of breaches is fairly inaccurate as well. One of the reasons why the breach number for 2008 is 4 months ahead of 2007 is because the ITRC is much better at tracking these data breaches. The actual number of breaches is most likely much higher, due in part that some are never reported and some multiple events are actually records as single events. Because of all this, it is hard to say whether or not the number of data breaches is truly getting worse. A longer period of recording is needed to flush out any inaccuracy.
For more information on this report, visit the ITRC’s website. |
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