Recent security breaches prove that regardless of the technology you have in place, if you are targeted by cyber-attackers — whether through social engineering, a phishing attack or an employee opening a malicious file on the company network — they will penetrate your defenses and steal whatever data they choose. Smart organizations are evolving their approach from a perimeter defense to a more a multi-layered, risk-based security approach, but in the meantime it seems as if most organizations are vulnerable.

Here we look at the largest breaches in the last year. More>>

(Source: networkedworld.com)

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