Exposed records exceeded 40 billion in 2021

According to a research by Tenable, at least 40,417,167,937 records were exposed worldwide in 2021, calculated by the analysis of 1,825 breach data incidents publicly disclosed between November 2020 and October 2021. This is a considerable increase on the same period in 2020, which saw 730 publicly disclosed events with just over 22 billion records exposed. By understanding threat actor behavior, organizations can effectively prioritize security efforts to disrupt attack paths and protect critical systems … More →

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