http://news.techworld.com/security/3425734/serious-data-breaches-take-months-spot-analysis-finds/ By John E Dunn Techworld 12 February 2013 More than six out of ten organisations hit by data breaches take longer than three months to notice what has happened with a few not uncovering attacks for years, a comprehensive analysis of global incidents by security firm Trustwave has found. During 2012, this meant that the average time to discover a data breach for the 450 attacks looked at was 210 days, 35 more than for 2011, the company reported in its 2013 Global Security Report (publically released on 20 February). Incredibly, 14 percent of attacks aren’t detected for up to two years, with one in twenty taking even longer than that. Almost half -- 45 percent -- of breaches happened in retailers with cardholder data the main target. The food and beverage sector accounted for another 24 percent, hospitality 9 percent, and financial services 7 percent. [...] ______________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News Security Bookstore Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.orgReceived on Tue Feb 12 2013 - 22:59:23 PST
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