The Top Security Breaches in History

In today’s day and age where critical business information can be accessed through a variety of channels and platforms, it is more imperative than ever for organizations and businesses to ensure that their data is securely and efficiently stored. With a variety of devices being used within the workplace, security vulnerabilities have increased due to the fact that not all these devices are protected with proper security protocols – let alone allowed by the management to be used for conducting business.
When a rogue device used for communicating critical business information or customer data is a loss or hacked, the possibility of a data breach is most likely to happen. A data breach is one of the most dreadful cybersecurity threats ever known. In 2017 alone, the number of records compromised due to data breach reached over 2.5 billion, up by 88% from the previous year.
To better understand how a data breach incident can be very damaging to businesses, check out this infographic from TeleMessage which details the top security breaches in history.

Infographic Source: https://www.telemessage.com/infographic-the-top-security-breaches-in-history/