Where can I find statistics on security breaches?

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I am putting together a security presentation, and I would like statistics on the occurrence of and damages from security breaches. Does anyone know of a reliable, recently-updated source?

See also http://security.stackexchange.com/q/12041/836 which asks for statistics that were particular to MITM attacks. — Jeff Ferland, Jan 13 '13 at 04:04
You'll probably find the Symantec threat report helpful: http://www.symantec.com/threatreport/ — makerofthings7, Jan 13 '13 at 05:08
@makerofthings7 The Symantec report is clear, well-organized and didn't require me to register for anything. Thanks! — Sean W., Jan 18 '13 at 21:02

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 13 '13 at 07:08

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Likely helpful:

Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Reports
Trustwave's Global Security Reports
Mandiant's M-Trends

answered Jan 13 '13 at 07:08

Tate Hansen

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score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 16 '15 at 02:43

Key List of Resources (2015)

Industry Forecast
- Data Breach Industry Forecast by Experian
Industry Survey
- Global Industry Information Security Survey by PWC
- Security Personnel Survey by Kaspersky
Statistics & Reports
Resource Hub
Infograph
- Cybersecurity by Lumension

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 14 '13 at 23:57

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http://datalossdb.org/statistics - truly opensource and not marketing-driven data.

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The sources they get the data from (state governments) are open, but one must request permission to use their compiled data and charts. Too bat it's not under a Creative Commons license. – Sean W. Jan 18 '13 at 19:46

ǝɲǝɲbρɯͽ · Answer 4 · 2015-04-16T18:37:34.587

I'll add to this as I check for relevancy.

FireEye + Mandiant
- Advanced Threat Report (2015): key findings (press release)
CrowdStrike
- Global Threat Intel Report (Feb-2015). Numbers are sparse but charts are estimable.
- Intelligence reports and data in the adversary lineup section of the site are over these adversaries and target industries.
Palo Alto Networks
- Data breach frequency article links to Identity Theft Resource Center Data Breach Reports (2015)
Krebs on Security
- An entire section of articles on data breaches.
DataLossDB
- Charts with basic adjustment. Broken down by a few categories such as incidents, business types, data type. May require licensing.
Breach Level Index
- Home tab has mass statistics, recency and global scope with useful search at the database tab.
Infographics
- Top 5 Most Compromised Merchant Categories with summary spend

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 13 '13 at 03:23

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I did a presentation on the exact same thing last year. I found Zone-H.org to be a good source.

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answered Jan 13 '13 at 03:23

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Where can I find statistics on security breaches?

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Key List of Resources (2015)