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What Are the Most Important Steps to Protect Your Organization’s Data?

Smart Data Collective

Based on figures from Statista , the volume of data breaches increased from 2005 to 2008, then dropped in 2009 and rose again in 2010 until it dropped again in 2011. Stolen data can be sold on the black market or used for extortion like in the case of ransomware. The instances of data breaches in the United States are rather interesting.

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