Symantec has published its Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) for 2013. Volume 19 of the ISTR reveals that the number of mega data breaches has increased considerably compared to the previous year.
The figures show that the number of data breaches suffered by organizations in 2013 increased by 62% compared to 2012. A total of 552 million identifies were exposed last year, compared to 93 million exposed in 2012.
As far as mega data breaches are concerned, a total of 8 were reported in 201…