Proof Point
Ponemon Institute study found India, Middle East, U.S., and France organizations have largest data breaches, affecting 24,000 to 34,000 records on average, in 2017
Average Number of Breached Records by Country or Region
2017 (number)
| Note: | Data based on Ponemon Institute’s 2017 Cost of Data Breach Study that included more than 1,900 individuals from 419 organizations in 11 countries and two regions |
Proof Point Findings
- Breached Records – Records containing personal, medical, and financial information of customers that have been lost or stolen due to malicious activity, system glitch, or human error
- Global Average – Data breaches among profiled countries and regions affected 24,089 records on average in 2017
- Most Affected – Organizations in India, Middle East, United States, and France, had largest number of breached records in 2017, affecting 24,000 to 34,000 records on average, more than global mean
- Least Impact – Magnitude of data breaches smallest in Italy, South Africa, and Australia, with less than 21,000 records lost or stolen on average
- Key Growth Drivers – Include increasing number and sophistication of global cyberattacks, and growing volume of data and business processes migrated to cloud
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Date Last Updated |
August 10, 2018
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