The annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is the annual marque analysis of breach and incident information over the previous year. (more available)

Verizon’s 2020 edition of the keystone DBIR. Covering breaches and attack trends across the previous year.

The PSR has the unique role of measuring the strengths and weaknesses of the PCI DSS and tracking the sustainability of compliance. (more available)

The VIPR report (Verizon Incident Preparedness and Response Report) outlines preparations and responses to data breaches. This includes 6 phases, planning and preparation, detection and validation, containment and eradication, collection and analysis, remediation and recovery, and assessment and adjustment. (more available)

It’s been another headline-grabbing 12 months for cybersecurity. There were many large and damaging compromises affecting retailers, airlines and credit rating companies, to name just a few. (more available)

Verizon’s annual report on data breaches in 2018

Verizon’s annual report on data breaches in 2016

As stated in the report, “The purpose of this study is to shed light on the problem of medical data loss—how it is disclosed, who is causing it and what can be done to combat it. (more available)

Subtitled “Insight for helping businesses manage risk through payment security”

Verizon’s annual report on all data breaches in 2015

Here are some quick facts about this report and what they tell us about the issues that the healthcare industry as a whole needs to address: 58% of incidents involved insiders—healthcare is the only industry in which internal actors are the biggest threat to an organization. (more available)

This report offers a helpful understanding of data breaches.

This infographic is based on the report of the same name.

This paper discusses what organizations fear and what security measures they are taking to mitigate risks. To find out, they commissioned independent research, surveying more than 600 mobility professionals. (more available)

This is a report based on a one man’s experience with IoT security.

From the report, “Internet of Things (IoT) technology holds incredible promise for transforming the enterprise, but one of the biggest hurdles for companies implementing IoT will be extracting insight from the incredible volumes of fast-moving data these systems produce and integrating that resulting intelligence into business processes in real time. (more available)

As always, this report is comprised of real-world data breaches and security incidents—either investigated by us or provided by one of our outstanding data contributors. (more available)