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Report sheds light on intellectual property theft

(Graphic courtesy Verizon)

This graphic shows the timespan of events by percent of breaches involving IP theft.
This graphic shows the timespan of events by percent of breaches involving IP theft.
(Graphic courtesy Verizon)

This graphic from the DBIR shows the threat actions that caused or contributed to data breaches involving IP theft.
This graphic from the DBIR shows the threat actions that caused or contributed to data breaches involving IP theft.
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Verizon's 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report sheds light on how hackers are attempting to steal intellectual property through cyber intrusions.
Verizon's 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report sheds light on how hackers are attempting to steal intellectual property through cyber intrusions.

Telecommunications giant Verizon on Wednesday released the findings of its 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), which in addition to typical cyber intrusions also looked at the characteristics of data breaches intended to steal companies’ intellectual property. The report, which was conducted with cooperation from the U.S. Secret Service and several other law enforcement agencies around the globe, found that a total of 174 million records were compromised in 2011, the second...
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Report sheds light on intellectual property theft

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