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Most Security Breaches Go Unreported

Here’s a bit of news that’ll put your stomach in knots, a recent report says that 89% of security breaches went unreported in 2007. Making matters worse, most companies are less secure than they think they are. How’s that for a combo?

Some of the security incidents, such as the e-mail-borne malware and phishing that affected 69% of respondents' companies, may not have led to serious consequences in every instance. But 29% of those answering the survey said their organizations experienced customer or employee data leakage. Twenty-eight percent reported insider threats or theft and 16% reported intellectual property theft.