Data Breaches Result in Huge Costs
Despite all the advancements in technology, we can’t put an exact number on how many data breaches there have been. Call it an information overload, but there are simply too many records and no one has come up with a method to fully organize and tally up the breaches. However, estimates are coming in and the numbers are staggering.
According to the Ponemon Institute, for the last 14 years, the United States of America has had the most expensive data breaches. The average total cost per breach has increased from $3.54 million in 2006 to $8.19 million in 2019.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse reported the number of records compromised in 2016 was over 4.8 billion, 2 billion in 2017, and about 1.4 billion in 2018. When you consider the global population, you can easily figure out why this problem affects everyone. Furthermore, many cyberattacks go un-reported or under-reported for various reasons that we won’t get into here. What’s important to know is that you may be affected.
Wiperts.com offers a peace of mind by scanning the internet for your personal information and then removing it. Many free services only monitor and find your personal information. This makes you aware of the threat to your privacy, but then what? The question remains of how to deal with your exposed data. So many more questions come up and they’re not easy to answer. How does one submit a request to remove personal information? What if the website doesn’t respond? These questions are quite important in the grand scheme of things.
Private information from personal devices varies widely. Whether it’s your name, address, and social media accounts or racy pictures that you sent to your ex, some things aren’t meant to be posted online for the whole world to see.
