Serious data breaches take months to spot, analysis finds

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http://news.techworld.com/security/3425734/serious-data-breaches-take-months-spot-analysis-finds/

By John E Dunn
Techworld
12 February 2013

More than six out of ten organisations hit by data breaches take longer than 
three months to notice what has happened with a few not uncovering attacks for 
years, a comprehensive analysis of global incidents by security firm Trustwave 
has found.

During 2012, this meant that the average time to discover a data breach for the 
450 attacks looked at was 210 days, 35 more than for 2011, the company reported 
in its 2013 Global Security Report (publically released on 20 February).

Incredibly, 14 percent of attacks aren’t detected for up to two years, with one 
in twenty taking even longer than that.

Almost half -- 45 percent -- of breaches happened in retailers with cardholder 
data the main target. The food and beverage sector accounted for another 24 
percent, hospitality 9 percent, and financial services 7 percent.

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