In 2008, the Ponemon Institute determined that data breaches had grown growing 43% since 2005 to an average $197 per record compromised. According to the 2008-2009 Ponemon Institute Annual Cost of a Data Breach study, the average cost of a data breach has risen to $202 from last year’s $197 per customer record. Find the research study, here.

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