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Data-Breach Costs Rising, Study Finds

BobB-nw writes to tell us that a recent study of 43 companies that suffered from data breaches last year showed the total cost of dealing with the breach to have risen to $6.6 million per incident. The cost is about $202 per record compromised for first timers, while the repeat offenders seem to have their mojo down and only suffer about $192 per record. With 88% of all data loss cases for 2008 being traced back to insider negligence it's a wonder that a little upfront money isn't being directed at prevention; guess as soon as they idiot-proof it someone will build a better idiot.

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  1. Re:shut the fuck up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Re:Not suprising at all... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you know what breach is really expensive?

    the breached anuses of Cardinals' players and fans after the Steelers kicked their sorry asses up and down the field for 60 minutes

    that is a breach of epic proportions