Canada
India
Australia
United
States
United
Kingdom
1348 incidents –
4,206,697,608
records
24 incidents –
70,406,177
records
44 incidents –
48,284,557
records
77 incidents –
84,382,464 records
108 incidents –
86,946,177 records
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data Breach
2017
Privatization Agency of the Republic of Serbia – 5,190,396
Clinton Campaign – 5,000,000
Syrian government – 274,477
2016
Philippines Commission on Elections – 55,000,000
Turkish Citizenship Database – 49,611,709
2015
U.S. Voter Database – 191,000,000
U.S. Office of Personnel Management – 21,500,000
U.S. IRS – 100,000
Australian Immigration Dept. – 500,000
2014
Kissinger Cables – 1,700,000
THE ROOT CAUSES OF DATA BREACH IN CANADA
Malicious or criminal attack – 54%
Human error – 25%
System glitch – 21 %
THE TOP 5 PREVENTIVE MEASURES IMPlEMENTED
BY COMPANIES IN CANADA AFTER A DATA BREACH
Training and awareness programs – 63%
Additional manual procedures and controls – 50%
Expanded use of encryption – 46%
Security certification or audit – 39%
Identity and access management solutions – 38%
worLd's BIggest data
Breaches In government
Source: Breach Level Index Report, Information is Beautiful, Ponemon Institute Research Report.
countrIes wIth the hIghest numBer oF Breaches In 2016
