The recent Verizon RISK Team 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report offered a whole boatload of important information about the logistics of high-impact data breaches in the past year. But perhaps the most important data release was about exactly how the bad guys are carrying out their plans to steal digital booty. What's the bigger risk, servers, user devices, or people? Find out. The following dozen are the most commonly abused IT assets that lead to breach exposure.
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POS serverServersUsed in 36% of breaches
POS terminalUser DevicesUsed in 21% of breaches
Pay at the pump terminalUser Devices Used in 18% of breaches
Database serverServersUsed in 14% of breaches
Web app/serverServersUsed in 9% of breaches
Regular employee/end-userPeople Used in 8% of breaches
Automated teller machine (ATM)User DevicesUsed in 8% of breaches
Desktop/workstationUser Devices Used in 8% of breaches
Payment card (credit, debit, etc)Offline Data Used in 7% of breaches
File servesServers Used in 4% of breaches
DocumentsOffline Data Used in 4% of breaches
Finance/accounting staffPeople Used in 4% of breaches
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