In 2015, hackers exposed 170 million personal records in the U.S., according to the Identify Theft Resource Center. The attacks cost businesses worldwide more than $400 billion, British insurance company Lloyd's revealed.
So what's the data breach forecast for 2016? It's not looking good, according to cybersecurity experts.
"In today's environment of advanced and targeted threats, it is imperative to assume that data breaches will continue to happen into 2016 and beyond," Scott Gordon, COO of the San Jose, Calif.-based FinalCode said. "Therefore, companies should proactively take steps to protect sensitive documents inside and outside their organizations."
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