B
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68%
68% -- share of breaches involving human element for data breaches (Verizon DBIR) (2024)
The human element was involved in 68% of breaches according to Verizon's 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).
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68%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2024
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
licensetrim.com
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Tier C
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licensetrim.com
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Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report, cited via Fortra
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IndustryCybersecurity
RegionGlobal
RoleAll marketers
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data breaches (Verizon DBIR): 68% share of breaches involving human element. Source: licensetrim.com (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/human-element-breach-68-verizon-2024
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