(commentary) Inadvertent exposure at root of most breaches?

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

> From David Litchfield's Weblog:

http://www.davidlitchfield.com/blog/archives/00000022.htm

I've been analysing publicised breaches as part of my research for my 
upcoming talk at the Information Security Decisions conference in Chicago 
next Tuesday. Since January 1st 2007, the single largest contributing 
cause to electronic breaches is not hacking or insider malice but simply 
inadvertent exposure. Here are the details.

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