On the evolution of data breach reporting patterns and frequency in the United States: a cross-state analysis

arXiv:2310.04786v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Understanding the emergence of data breaches is crucial for cyber insurance. However, analyses of data breach frequency trends in the current literature lead to contradictory conclusions. We put forward that those discrepancies may be (at least partially) due to inconsistent data collection standards, as well as reporting patterns, over time and space. We set out to carefully control both. In this paper, we conduct a joint analysis of state Attorneys General's publications on …

analysis arxiv breach breaches breach reporting cs.cr current cyber cyber insurance data data breach data breaches data breach reporting evolution forward insurance literature may patterns q-fin.rm reporting state states trends understanding united united states