Publicly disclosed breaches are down 42 percent

The total number of publicly reported breaches in Q1 2020 has decreased by 42 percent compared to the same period last year according to a new report from Risk Based Security. Despite the number of breaches being down though the number of records exposed for this quarter soared to 8.4 billion -- a 273 percent increase compared to Q1 2019, and a record for the same period since at least 2005, when detailed reporting began. "Although the total number of publicly disclosed breaches in Q1 2020 dropped dramatically compared to 2019, this should not be interpreted as a decline in… [Continue Reading]