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The Cost of Data Breaches Is Rising, Study Finds
By admin | January 28, 2010
The Cost of Data Breaches Is Rising, Study Finds
A new report this week found that the average cost of a data breach at U.S. institutions last year was the highest it has been since the study began, five years ago.
The study, by the Ponemon Institute, was based on data gathered from 45 organizations, including some from the educational sector.
Among those surveyed, the average cost of a data breach rose from $6.65-million in 2008 to $6.75-million in 2009. Furthermore, the average cost per compromised record rose slightly,
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