Problem of data breaches growing

Paul Samuel//April 29, 2014//

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SafeNet Inc., of Belcamp, a provider of Internet security technology, released the highlights from its SafeNet Breach Level Index for the first quarter of 2014.

Nearly 200 million records were stolen, the equivalent of approximately 93,000 records stolen every hour, between January and March, which was an increase of 233 percent over the same time last year.

Of the 254 data breaches that occurred during the quarter, only 1 percent were “secure breaches,” or breaches where strong encryption, key management or authentication technology protected the data from being used.

South Korea was the worst offender of all countries, with four of the top five breaches worldwide and a loss of 158 million records across a variety of industries.

To view the report, go to http://www.breachlevelindex.com/#sthash.h1uIoF8Z.dpbs.

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