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Here are this year's scariest cyber stats just in time for Halloween

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  • published date: 2020-10-31 00:00:00 UTC

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<div class="body gsd-paywall article-body"><p>Each year, cybersecurity companies publish a number of research reports focusing on different aspects of cybersecurity and breach trends. Below is a list of some of the most alarming statistics from several reports published throughout the year.</p> <ol> <li>75% of security professionals now experience more work stress than just two years ago. (Source: <a href="https://logrhythm.com/the-state-of-the-security-team/" target="_blank">LogRhythm’s State of the Security Team Report</a>)</li> <li>78% of hackers said AI-powered cybersecurity solutions alone aren’t enough to outmaneuver cyber attacks over the next decade. (Source: <a href="https://itmoah.bugcrowd.com/" target="_blank">Bugcrowd's Inside the Mind of a Hacker Report</a>)</li> <li>61% of respondents reported at least one insider attack over the last 12 months (22% reported at least six separate attacks). (Source: <a href="https://pages.bitglass.com/CD-FY20Q3-Bitglass2020InsiderThreatReport_LP.html?&amp;utm_source=pr" target="_blank">Bitglass 2020 Insider Threat Report</a>)</li> <li>93% of security professionals lack the tools to detect known security threats, and 92% state they are still in need of the appropriate preventative solutions to close current security gaps. (Source: <a href="https://logrhythm.com/the-state-of-the-security-team/" target="_blank">LogRhythm’s State of the Security Team Report</a>)</li> <li>Most organizations cannot guarantee that they can detect insider threats stemming from personal devices (82%) or the cloud (50%), while 81% find it difficult to assess the impact of insider attacks. (Source: <a href="https://pages.bitglass.com/CD-FY20Q3-Bitglass2020InsiderThreatReport_LP.html?&amp;utm_source=pr" target="_blank">Bitglass 2020 Insider Threat Report</a>)</li> <li>341% of organizations have not taken any steps to expand secure access for the remote workforce. (Source: <a href="https://pages.bitglass.com/CD-FY20Q2-RemoteWorkforceReport_LP.html?&amp;utm_source=pr" target="_blank">Bitglass 2020 Remote Work Report</a>)</li> <li>Globally, full-year fraud rates increased 28% in 2019 year-over-year (vs. 2018 levels) and 96% over 2017 levels. (Source: <a href="https://www.jumio.com/app/uploads/2019/12/jumio-2019-holiday-ID-fraud-report-final.pdf" target="_blank">Jumio 2019 Holiday New Account Fraud Report</a>)</li> <li>When asked what causes the most work-related stress, the two most selected answers were not having enough time (41%) and working with executives (18%). In fact, 57% of respondents indicated their security program lacks proper executive support — defined as providing strategic vision, buy-in and budget. (Source: <a href="https://logrhythm.com/the-state-of-the-security-team/" target="_blank">LogRhythm’s State of the Security Team Report</a>)</li> <li>The average cost of a data breach in the U.S. increased 112% from 2018 to $8.19M in 2019. (Source: <a href="https://www.forgerock.com/resources/2020-consumer-identity-breach-report?utm_campaign=Amer-All-Miami&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;utm_medium=search-paid&amp;adgroupid=110420656228&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_NX7BRA1EiwA2dpg0qV8zEGnpl85UNgH5gQh8oQkm7LCTs-l6s2ysNtVV9-iAlGeC6qv4BoCnu8QAvD_BwE" target="_blank">ForgeRock’s 2020 Consumer Identity Breach Report</a>)</li> <li>2020 is on track to exceed 2019 in regards to the number of records breached: <ol> <li>Over 1.6B records were impacted in Q1 2020 alone, showing that 2020 is on track to top the 5B records impacted over all of 2019.</li> <li>Compared to Q1 2019, the number of records impacted is up 9% from 1.4B, even though total breaches were down 57.79%. (Source: <a href="https://www.forgerock.com/resources/2020-consumer-identity-breach-report?utm_campaign=Amer-All-Miami&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;utm_medium=search-paid&amp;adgroupid=110420656228&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_NX7BRA1EiwA2dpg0qV8zEGnpl85UNgH5gQh8oQkm7LCTs-l6s2ysNtVV9-iAlGeC6qv4BoCnu8QAvD_BwE" target="_blank">ForgeRock’s 2020 Consumer Identity Breach Report</a>)</li> </ol> </li> <li>SSNs and DoBs were the most pilfered data in Q1 2020, accounting for 34% of all data stolen. (Source: <a href="https://www.forgerock.com/resources/2020-consumer-identity-breach-report?utm_campaign=Amer-All-Miami&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;utm_medium=search-paid&amp;adgroupid=110420656228&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_NX7BRA1EiwA2dpg0qV8zEGnpl85UNgH5gQh8oQkm7LCTs-l6s2ysNtVV9-iAlGeC6qv4BoCnu8QAvD_BwE" target="_blank">ForgeRock’s 2020 Consumer Identity Breach Report</a>)</li> </ol> <div id="div-gpt-ad-article-body-sky-mobile" class="advertisement"></div> <div id="div-gpt-ad-sidebar-sky-mobile" class="advertisement"></div> </div>